Energy and water support

Energy grants and schemes

If you're looking for ways to save energy at home, there are a number of grants and schemes which can help.

Find out more about the:

Managing energy and water bills, and funding energy-saving improvements, can be challenging. If you’re on benefits, have a low income or are facing financial hardship you may be eligible for support.

Find out more on our crisis support and financial resilience webpage.

Warm Homes Local Grant Scheme

We’re working with E.ON to offer eligible residents free home energy improvements through the Warm Homes Local Grant scheme.

This is different from the Warm Homes Discount Scheme.

The scheme provides up to £30,000 for improvements including:

  • energy performance improvements such as insulation, solar PV and energy efficient doors and windows (up to £15,000)
  • low carbon heat improvements such as heat pumps (up to £15,000).

To get funding, your property:

  • must be either privately owned or privately rented in England
  • will need to have an EPC rating of D, E, F or G.

You must also meet one of the following criteria:

  • gross annual household income of £36,000, or less
  • receiving means tested benefits (for example Universal Credit or Pension Credit)
  • living in a specific postcode area ranked in the bottom 20% of income (Indices of Multiple Deprivation).

You do not need to be an E.ON customer to qualify.

The scheme runs until 2028.

Find out if you’re eligible for the Warm Homes Local Grant.

You can also contact E.ON:

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

If you're a homeowner, or owner of a small business property, you can get a grant towards the cost of a low carbon heating system.

If you’re eligible, grants are available for:

  • £7,500 towards an air source heat pump
  • £7,500 towards a ground source heat pump (including water source heat pumps and those on shared ground loops)
  • £5,000 towards a biomass boiler.

Find out if you're eligible and how to apply for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

Switch Together Scheme

Switch Together is a group buying scheme to get solar panels for your home or small business at a competitive price.

Find out more about Switch Together.

Energy Company Obligation 4 (ECO4) scheme

Applications are now closed

From 1 March 2025 this scheme is no longer accepting applications.

The Energy Company Obligation 4 (ECO4) scheme has been set up to support low income and vulnerable households in improving the energy efficiency of their homes.

The scheme provides funding to install insulation and heating measures that will:

  • help keep homes warmer
  • reduce energy bills
  • help to reduce heating loss to be better for the environment.

The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (OFGEM) deliver the scheme on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), previously known as the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Further advice on how to save water and energy

Find out more about how you can save water and energy in the home.