Get your Home Insulation Grant today
Under the Governments Home Insulation Grants scheme you could make big energy bill savings by having your loft and/or cavity walls insulated. You can also cover all or most of the cost with a grant.
Loft Insulation traps heat in your home and can cut the amount of heat that escapes your property by 25%. Insulating your cavity walls can cut around a third of the heat that escapes.
Full or partial government grants for insulation are available and do not have to be paid back. Approved installers will arrange them on your behalf.
Up to 70% Home Insulation Grants available
All homeowners and private tenants are entitled to a partial government grant for insulation which will cover between 40% and 70% of the cost. This is known as ‘Able to Pay’ funding.
With a typical 50% grant, a fee of between £99 and £199 will be paid for each type of insulation. This is likely to be covered by your heating bill savings within a couple of years.
100% FREE Home Insulation Grant
Anyone aged 70 or above, or people claiming certain benefits, can claim 100% Cavity Wall Insulation grants and Loft Insulation grants. The government regards these people as a ‘Priority Group’.
People who claim the following benefits, tax credits or allowances can apply for a full Insulation Grant. You may be asked to provide proof of age or the benefits you receive.
- Attendance Allowance
- Income Support
- Council Tax Benefit (single person's discount and student exemption do not qualify)
- Disability Living Allowance
- Disabled Persons Tax Credit
- Housing Benefit
- Child Tax Credit (gross combined household income must be under £16,040, excluding all benefits)
- Working Tax Credit (gross combined household income must be under £16,040, excluding all benefits)
- Income-Based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-Related Employment Support
- War Disablement Pension **
- Pension Credit (state pension only does not qualify)
* Must also be in receipt of Constant Attendance Allowance
** Must include Mobility Supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance
Sounds too good to be true? The Government and utility companies consider these households to be a priority, which is why insulation is offered free of charge. This type of funding is also known as 'Priority Group'. You may be required to provide evidence of your age or benefits received in order to claim this fully funded grant.
N.B. Pensioners aged under 70, will not receive 100% Insulation Grants for Home Insulation unless they also receive a qualifying benefit.
Insulation Grants Restrictions
As well as meeting the criteria for full or partial insulation grants, you must also check that any existing insulation in your loft is not deeper than the restricted limit. If you qualify for a full Loft Insulation Grant, your loft insulation must not be over 60 mm (2.5 inches) deep.
To claim a partial grant, the depth restriction is typically no more than 100mm (4 inches). In the event that scaffolding or other special access equipment is needed for the installation process, you may incur an additional charge.
Apply for a Grant while they are still available!
This is the last full Winter of non-repayable Home Insulation Grants as they are due to be replaced by the loan-based Green Deal in Autumn 2012.
The Green Deal will recover the cost of installing energy efficient measures through charges on your energy bills, but the current Insulation Grants are available now to all home owners and private tenants and can cover up to 100% of the cost of Home Insulation.
Don’t wait until the Green Deal launches, claim a non-repayable Grant now!
- The Green Deal will replace Grants in Autumn 2012.
- Loans will be repaid through energy bill savings.
- Free, non-repayable grants are still available now.
This is the last full Winter of Home Insulation grants!
Why should you choose EnergyLink?
Our approved local Cavity Wall and Loft Insulation installers are guaranteed to have met our extremely high standards. We will connect you to a reputable business in your local area which will carry out the work and claim your allocated grant amount at a later date.
If you qualify for free insulation grants you will pay nothing on the day of installation while those with a partial insulation grant will pay a small contribution on the day, which will typically be somewhere between £99 and £199. Read more about EnergyLink Ltd.
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