Cavity Wall Insulation Grants

The external walls in our homes allow heat to transfer from the inside to the outside. In houses built over the last 50 years the method of construction was to create a cavity between the outside and inside layer of bricks. Today it is recognised that this cavity helps to let heat out of the house.

Cavity wall insulation is a process by which insulation material is injected into the walls and the cavity is filled. The work usually costs from £300 to £500 depending on the size of the property and number of external walls.

There are grants available and a list of current schemes and qualifying criteria are listed below:

Warm Front is a scheme provided for those living in England and gives financial help to those who need heating and insulation. The scheme runs until 31st March 2010.

Grants range from £2700 for gas central heating and cavity wall insulation and up to £4000 for oil central heating systems.

To check whether you can take advantage of a Warm Front grant, you will need to be receiving one or more of the following:

• Working Tax Credit (income less than £15,460)
• Child Tax Credit (income less than £15,460)
• Attendance Allowance
• Disability Living Allowance
• Income Support (to include a disability premium)
• Housing Benefit (to include a disability premium)
• Council Tax Benefit (to include a disability premium)
• War Disablement Pension (to include a mobility supplement or constant attendance allowance)
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (to include a constant attendance allowance)
• Child under 16 or pregnant with income support, council tax benefit, housing benefit, jobseekers allowance or pension credit
• 60 or over with pension credit, council tax benefit, housing benefit or income based jobseekers allowance

How to claim:

• Fill in an application form
• You can get this from your local council, call 0800 316 2805 or visit www.warmfront.co.uk
• Book an appointment
• An assessor will visit your home and provide a recommendation for work which can be undertaken.

Other grants and schemes for Cavity Wall Insulation

To search for local schemes in your area you can visit the Energy Saving Trust website at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk or contact Act on Energy on 0800 988 2881 to be referred to the best local subsidised schemes.

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