Home Upgrade Grant

(Phase 2)

The Home Upgrade Grant phase 2 (HUG2) is for off-gas grid homes. This means homes which are not heated using mains gas, such as properties that use oil, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), coal, solid fuels, or electricity for heating purposes. Households are still eligible for the scheme if they are connected to mains gas for something other than heating (such as cooking).

Households connected to the mains gas grid for heating purposes are not eligible, including where the primary heating source of a mains gas boiler is broken, and the secondary heating source is electricity.

This scheme is now OPEN.

Rugby Borough Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has obtained funding through the UK government Heat to Help schemes to improve the energy efficiency of low-income households with low EPC rated homes.

The HUG2 scheme aims to improve the warmth and comfort of homes that do not have mains-gas heating, whilst also reducing energy bills, carbon emissions and levels of fuel poverty across the county.

A range of energy efficiency improvements have been made available through this scheme and include clean heating solutions, such as air source heat pumps.

Please note that all applications are subject to a technical survey and an application acceptance does not guarantee that work will go ahead.

Who is eligible for funding:

An applicant and their property will need to meet all of the following:

The property does not have gas central heating
The property has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of D, E, F or G (If the property does not have an EPC, then one will be arranged free of charge)
The whole household has a combined annual income under £31,000 (gross)

The government has deemed that certain postcodes automatically meet the income eligibility criteria. This means that off gas grid and EPC D-G homes in these postcode areas are automatically eligible for the Home Upgrade Grant.

The list of automatically eligible postcodes: CV21 1EG, CV21 1EN, CV21 1NJ, CV21 1SD, CV21 2BH, CV21 2EP, CV21 2ER, CV21 2ES, CV21 2HN, CV21 2JS, CV21 2LF, CV21 2LP, CV21 2LQ, CV21 2LT, CV21 2NP, CV21 2PN, CV21 2QH, CV21 2QT, CV21 2QX, CV21 2QY, CV21 2RD, CV21 2RS, CV21 2TE, CV21 4EN, CV21 4EP, CV21 4JH, CV21 4JJ, CV21 4LS, CV21 4LW, CV22 5QJ, CV22 5QL, CV22 6BH, CV22 6BQ, CV22 6TW, CV22 7JD, CV22 7PH, CV23 0JJ, CV23 0JT, CV23 0NB, CV23 9BD, CV23 9BG, CV23 9EG, CV23 9EH, CV23 9ER, CV23 9ES, CV23 9HB, CV23 9HE, CV23 9HH.

Properties in the private rented sector are not currently being accepted.

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Act on Energy are supporting Rugby Borough Council and the WMCA for the HUG2 programme, providing the main point of contact for enquiries and processing applications.

To express your interest in this scheme, please call us on

0800 988 2881

Alternatively, please register your interest by completing the online expression of interest form. Once received, we will undertake a short review to confirm eligibility and if appropriate, we will then share further details of the scheme and organise the application form to be posted to you for completion.

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