Everybody who has experienced UK winters knows how much of a difference central heating can make in the chilly, rainy winter months. For qualifying homes that have never had a central heating system, the 2024 ECO4 scheme offers a free central heating grant throughout the UK.
If your home lacks central heating, you may be eligible for the ECO4 first-time central heating grant in 2024. This scheme improves energy efficiency, helping households save money while reducing carbon emissions. It also offers fuel-poor families a better way to heat their homes. Below, we’ll explain who can apply for the 2024 ECO4 program, which offers a first-time central heating grant to UK households.
Who Can Apply for the Free Central Heating Grant?
You must meet specific requirements to be eligible for the free central heating or boiler grants under the UK’s ECO4 plan to replace a broken boiler. The requirements are listed below.
- To qualify for the grant, you must be a homeowner or renter of a privately rented property.
If you rent or live in public housing, your home must have an EPC rating of E, F, or G to qualify for the subsidy. Homeowners need an EPC rating of D, E, F, or G to be eligible for the first-time central heating grant. However, homes with a high D rating may not qualify.
Owners of shared housing or tenants of housing associations or local councils do not qualify for the ECO4 central heating subsidy.
- Your house requires one of the following heating systems or doesn’t need any heat.
There are several kinds of electric room heaters, such as ineffective electric storage heaters, fan heaters, and portable room heaters.
Warmers in oil rooms
For room heating, use wood or biomass
solid fossil fuel space heater
Portable or bottled heater using LPG
Gas room heating, such as centrally located fixed gas room heating
Back boiler gas fire
Warm air heating system using mains gas
To find out if you have central heating, check your house’s Energy Performance Certificate (EPC). To find out if one has been completed for your home, residents of Scotland can check here, while residents of England or Wales.
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At least one of the eligible benefits must be received by you or a household member.
Benefits That Qualify
The following types of households are eligible to obtain the qualifying benefits:
Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Related Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
Income Support (IS)
Pension Guarantee Credit
Working Tax Credit (WTC)
Child Tax Credit (CTC)
Universal Credit (UC)
Housing Benefit
Pension Savings Credit
Child Benefits
- To be eligible, your house must have sufficient insulation.
If your property has cavity walls, it must be properly insulated to qualify for the first-time central heating grant in Dundee and Cardiff. If your home lacks sufficient insulation and you meet the requirements, ECO4 can help insulate your home effectively.
Contact Prisma Boiler Grants to determine your eligibility for the First Time Central Heating Grant.
The 2024 ECO4 boiler scheme offers a great chance for homes facing fuel poverty and energy issues. We can help you apply for a boiler replacement grant or central heating grant to improve your home’s comfort and energy efficiency. Prisma Boiler Grants assists low-income households in securing government incentives for energy upgrades. We offer boiler replacements, underfloor, insulation, and loft installations. We also provide first-rate customer service, expert workmanship, and a product guarantee. Contact us today to learn how to boost your energy efficiency and help create a sustainable future for generations to come.