Warm Front Scheme in England
If you need help paying for heating and insulation improvements in your privately owned or rented home, you, your partner or civil partner may be able to get money from the government's Warm Front grants scheme if, for example, you're receiving income or disability-related benefits.
Who is eligible?
You may get a Warm Front grant if any of the following apply to you:
1. You get one or more of the following benefits:
- Working Tax Credit (with an income of less than 15,460 and which must include a disability element)
- Child Tax Credit (with an income of less than 15,460)
- Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Income Support (that must include a disability premium)
- Housing Benefit (that must include a disability premium)
- Council Tax Benefit (that must include a disability premium)
- War Disablement Pension (that must include a mobility supplement or a Constant Attendance Allowance)
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (that must include Constant Attendance Allowance)
2. You have a child under 16 or are pregnant and have a maternity certificate MAT B1 and get any of the following:
- Income Support
- Council Tax benefit
- Housing Benefit
- income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Pension Credit (Savings or Guarantee elements)
3. You're aged 60 or over and get any of the following:
- Pension Credit (Savings or Guarantee elements)
- Council Tax Benefit
- Housing Benefit
- income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
4. You're not getting any benefits
You may be entitled to a Warm Front grant even if you're not yet getting any qualifying benefits. A check will be done to see if you're eligible for benefits and so a Warm Front grant.
- Income Support
- Council Tax Benefit
- Pension Credit
How much do you get?
3,500 or up to 6,000 if your home needs oil central heating.
How it works
A Warm Front appointed engineer will complete a technical survey of the work needed for the existing heating system in your property.
If for example your property needs a replacement boiler, work will be carried out within six to eight months of the technical survey.
You won't have to pay anything so long as the work doesn't cost more than the grant.
In some cases you might have to pay towards the work but wherever possible, the scheme will try to cover these costs.
What you can use it for
The Warm Front grant provides insulation and heating improvements depending on your needs and the property you live in. The package includes:
Insulation
- loft insulation
- draught proofing
- cavity wall insulation
- hot water tank insulation
Heating systems
- gas room heaters with thermostat controls
- gas, electric or oil central heating
- converting a solid fuel open fire to a modern glass fronted fire
- timer controls for electric space and water heaters
Other measures
- energy advice
- two low energy light bulbs
In addition Warm Front will trial small-scale pilots for low-carbon heat and power technologies, such as solar thermal heating and air source heat pumps, which will be installed in a small number of properties.
How to apply
You can find out if you qualify for a Warm Front grant over the phone.
You'll need to complete an application form before a Home Energy Adviser visits you to assess and recommend work for your property.
You can call Eaga Partnership, the Warm Front Scheme Manager on freephone 0800 316 2805, textphone 0800 072 0156 (from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday).
Warm Front Grants are available in England only. In Wales the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in Wales (HEES Wales) provides a grant to make your home warmer, more energy efficient, safer and more secure.
More useful links
- Guide to financial support for disabled people (disabled people section)
- On a low income - benefits
- Choosing traders and service providers (home and community section)
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