The energy efficiency grants and offers come from government, your local council or your energy supplier to help you make energy saving improvements to your home. These are grants funded by the Government to allow low income households to benefit from a more comfortable home. There are of course, limitations, not everyone will be entitled to these grants, the best way to find out if you are eligible you can conduct a search on the internet or the related government energy saving website.

If you get a disability or income-related benefit, you may be able to get a government Warm Front Grant of up to 2,700 UK pounds or up to 4,000 pounds in some cases to help pay for heating and insulation improvements to your home. Warm Front Grants are available in England only. In Wales the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES Wales) provides a grant to make your home warmer, more energy efficient, safer and more secure.


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 are receiving income or disability-related benefits. You are eligible to get around 3,500 or up to 6,000 UK pounds if your home needs oil central heating. 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. The increase in grants is from 2,700 to 3,500 UK pounds for gas central heating and 4,000 to 6,000 UK pounds for households with oil systems and to qualify, residents must own their own home or live in privately rented property and be in receipt of benefits.


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, and hot water tank insulation. 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.

You may be able to get energy efficiency grants and discounts from your local council. To qualify you may need to be a pensioner and/or claiming certain benefits. To find out if you’re entitled to anything, contact your local council. Many energy suppliers offer special offers and discounts that significantly reduce the costs of making energy saving improvements to your home. To find out if you qualify for any of the grants or special offers available nationally or locally, use the grant finder on the Energy Saving Trust website.