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Energy saving - grants and discounts

There are many grant and discount schemes available within Medway for energy saving measures, like loft and cavity wall insulation and installing energy efficient heating systems.

The main grant schemes and allowances are:

Energy conservation and fuel poverty strategies

Find out about the home energy conservation strategy and Medway’s fuel poverty strategy.

Winter fuel payment

This annual payment helps people aged 60 years or more with the costs of keeping warm through the winter months.

Landlord’s energy saving allowance

This is a capital allowance for insulation measures, such as loft and cavity wall installation for rented accommodation. To find out more visit Directgov's Landlord Energy Saving Allowance page.

Energy Performance Certificates

Since 1 October 2008, both sellers and landlords have been required by law to provide an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to potential buyers and tenants. This certificate is issued by a Domestic Energy Assessor (DEA) and provides information on the energy performance of a building.

Coldbusters

Medway Council approved scheme Coldbusters has limited funding available to help residents in receipt of certain benefits make their homes warmer and more energy efficient.

If you own or privately rent your home and currently claim one of a number of benefits you could be eligible to receive free energy saving improvements for your home such as:

  • replacement boilers
  • heating system upgrades
  • cavity wall insulation
  • solid wall insulation
  • loft insulation

(Offers are subject to a technical survey, qualifying criteria, approval and available funding. You may be eligible to receive a free replacement boiler if your current boiler is old and inefficient or broken beyond economical repair. For full terms and conditions call us on 0800 358 6668.)

Or, if your home has solid walls, but you do not receive a qualifying benefit you may be able to receive free solid wall insulation. Funding is limited, so to find out more about the help you can receive to install energy saving improvements to your home; avoid disappointment by calling the Coldbusters team free on 0800 358 6668 quoting reference “Medway_Grants”.

Save energy, save money

  • Around 50 per cent of heat loss in a typical home is through un-insulated walls and lofts. The average home in the UK could save around £175 every year by installing loft insulation, and £135 every year by installing cavity wall insulation.
  • Many of the houses in UK have solid walls. If you have solid walls, you can insulate them with external wall insulation, saving you around £475 a year on your energy bills.

Savings were taken from Energy Saving Trust 2013, are approximate and provided for illustrative purposes only. They are based on a typical three-bedroom house heated by gas, with an average boiler efficiency of 78 per cent.

  • By replacing an old and inefficient boiler with a new condensing boiler and heating controls, you could reduce your energy bills by up to £300 every year.

Savings were taken from Energy Saving Trust 2013. They are for changing from an old G rated boiler to an A rated condensing boiler and a full set of heating controls. Savings are approximate, provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on a gas heated semi-detached house with three bedrooms.

 

For more information contact Private Sector Housing by telephone: 01634 333757 or by email: housing@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Private Sector Housing, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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