Grants for Home Owners and Private Tenants
There are many grant funding routes available for energy efficiency improvements for homeowners and private sector tenants. Many are widely available, whilst some can be reliant on ‘means testing’ not all are.
Home Upgrade Grant 2 (HUG2)
Are you interested in up to £38,000 of fully funded energy efficiency works?
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HUG2 is a grant funding programme for homes that do not use mains gas for heating their homes.
HUG2 offers up to 100% grant funding for homes on low incomes, where gross household income is less than £36,000 (or if you claim a means tested benefit) and where the EPC is rated D, E, F or G.
Owned, and privately rented homes are eligible.
Register your interest now for the next round of grant funding
Cosy Homes in MidSuffolk
Cosy Homes is designed to raise the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of homes across the district – helping properties become more efficient, reduce carbon emissions and lower energy bills.
Private sector homes and residents living in a property with an EPC rating of D can apply for funding to help raise the rating of their home to an EPC C rating.
You could be eligible for funding to carry out a few simple measures that will make your home cosier and more energy efficient. This could include work such as loft insulation, cavity wall insulation and ventilation.
To qualify, properties and owners will need:
• An EPC rating of D .
• An annual household income under £60k.
• Savings of no more than £16k.
• To be in Council Tax bands A-E.
• Insulation options must be viable in the property.
If you are eligible Mid Suffolk District Council will arrange for Aran Insulation, us, to contact you to carry out a PAS 2035 survey of your home. This will consider the technical and feasible insulation options suitable for your home
Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS)
GBIS is exclusively for adding or upgrading home insulation with free or discounted installation. Grant funding support for insulation upgrades in homes, such as loft and cavity wall insulation.
GBIS offers up to 100% grant funding for all homes in Council tax band A – D with an EPC rating of D, E, F and G.
Please be aware that eligibility for GBIS does not guarantee free insulation and installation - other factors will be assessed to determine the level of discount you are eligible for, if any.
Energy Company Obligation 4 (ECO4)
ECO4 is a grant funding programme that looks to improve the property as a whole, taking a fabric first approach. Improving the insulation at the property ensures that any energy efficient heating solution works at its best, costing you less to heat your home.
ECO4 offers 100% grant funding to homes on low incomes.
There are several ways to qualify and it is not necessary to be on a means tested benefit.
Owned and rented homes qualify for ECO4.
Contact us for more information
Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)
The UK Government Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) (as at March 2024) provides up to £7,500 towards an air source heat pump or a ground source heat pump, or up to £5,000 towards a biomass boiler.
Installers must be Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accredited, and you will need to have made insulation improvements to your home including loft and cavity wall insulation.
This grant funding stream is not means tested and ends in 2028.