Loft Insulation Grants

Installing more insulation in your loft can significantly reduce your heating bills and keep your home much warmer. Up to 25% of heat can be lost through the roof space and simply adding more insulation will retain the heating you are using on a day to day basis.

Warm Front is a scheme provided for those living in England and gives financial help to those who need heating and insulation. The current scheme runs until 31st March 2012 or until the funding is used.

Grants range from £3,500 for gas central heating and cavity wall insulation and up to £6,000 for oil central heating systems. You must also live in an energy inefficient home (SAP rating of 55 or less) which will be assessed by technical survey.

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

• Pension Credit- Guaranteed Credit or Savings Credit
• Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance and have any of the following:-

Child under 5 living with you
Child Tax Credit with disability element
Disabled Child Premium
Disablilty Premium with enhanced or severe disability element
Pensioner Premium with higher or enhanced premium

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance and have any of the following:-

Child under 5 living with you
Child Tax Credit with disability element
Disabled Child Premium
Disablilty Premium with enhanced or severe disability element
Pensioner Premium with higher or enhanced premium

How to claim:

• Fill in an application form
• You can get this from your local council, call 0800 316 2814 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 01789 842898 to be referred to the best local subsidised schemes.

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