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Apply for Grant Funding to Insulate your Home

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With the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme, if you're an Essex homeowner with a household income below £30,000, you may be eligible for up to £10,000 of work to make energy efficient improvements to your home. This could include fitting loft insulation, cavity or solid wall insulation or energy efficient heating. The funding covers the entire cost of the improvements, up to £10,000.

Funding is also available for private landlords, local authority-owned properties and social housing, however a 33% contribution from the landlord is required and the maximum funding per property is £5,000.

How to Apply 

Applications for the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Scheme are now open. This scheme is being delivered across Essex by Warm Works and Energy Hub

Am I eligible for this scheme?

To be eligible for the scheme, you must:

  • own a home in Essex that is currently rated as Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) D, E, F or G.  Find your EPC here 
  • have a household income below £30,000

If your Household Income is above £30, 000 

If you have a household income above £30,000, you may still be eligible if you or someone in your household receives:

  • Armed Forces Independence Payment
  • Attendance Allowance
  • Carer's Allowance
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Constant Attendance Allowance
  • Disability Living Allowance
  • Guaranteed Pension Credit
  • income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Income Support
  • Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
  • Personal Independence Payment
  • Severe Disablement Allowance
  • Universal Credit
  • War Pensioners' Mobility Supplement
  • Working Tax Credit