Warm Homes Scheme

If you need help paying for heating and insulation improvements in your privately owned or rented home, you, your partner or civil partner may be able to get help from the government's Warm Homes Scheme. The Warm Homes Scheme provides a package of energy-efficiency and heating measures. Energy-efficiency advice, tailored to each household, is provided in accordance with the Energy Savings Trust's Code of Practice.

Who is eligible?

The Warm Homes Scheme has two elements: Warm Homes and Warm Homes Plus. All applicants will be considered for Warm Homes in the first instance and direct applications to Warm Homes Plus will not normally be accepted. The applicant must be the owner occupier of a dwelling or in the case of private rented sector the applicant must be named on the Tenancy Agreement.

Warm Homes

Warm Homes will be the point of entry for all applicants to the Warm Homes Scheme. Warm Homes is open to eligible householders and will provide insulation measures up to a maximum set value. The current statutory maximum is £850. This figure is reviewed every year.

Entry into Warm Homes will require applicants to be in receipt of a qualifying benefit. The full list of qualifying benefits and available measures are set out below:

Warm Homes - Eligibility Criteria	Measures Available
Householder of any age in receipt of one or more of the following benefits: Income Support Income Related Employment Support Allowance Income Based Job Seekers Allowance Pension Credit Child Tax Credit (with NHS exemption certificate) Working Tax Credit Disability Living Allowance Attendance Allowance Housing Benefit Rate Rebate	Cavity Wall Insulation Loft Insulation Hot Water Cylinder Jackets Benefit Entitlement Check Energy Advice

Warm Homes - Eligibility Criteria

Measures Available

Householder of any age in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

Income Support
Income Related Employment Support Allowance
Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (with NHS exemption certificate)
Working Tax Credit
Disability Living Allowance
Attendance Allowance
Housing Benefit
Rate Rebate

Cavity Wall Insulation

Loft Insulation

Hot Water Cylinder Jackets

Benefit Entitlement Check

Energy Advice

Warm Homes Plus

The assessment process within Warm Homes will identify households where additional measures, such as heating or complex insulation, are required. Heating measures will focus on those with no central heating system, a solid fuel, Economy 7 or bottled gas system (LPG). These households will be passported through into Warm Homes Plus. Direct applications to Warm Homes Plus will not normally be accepted.

The current statutory maximum for Warm Homes Plus is £4,300. This figure is reviewed every year.

Gas will be the fuel of choice in areas where it is available. In other areas, oil will be available.

A summary of the eligibility criteria and measures available under Warm Homes Plus are set out below.

Warm Homes Plus	Measures Available
Householder of any age who are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits: Housing Benefit Rate Rebate Income Support Income Related Employment Support Allowance Income Based Job Seekers Allowance Pension Credit Working Tax Credit AND who are passported through from Warm Homes as their home requires one of the measures available under Warm Homes Plus.	Installation of a fully controllable, energy efficient oil or gas central heating system where no system currently exists; Conversion of an existing bottled gas (LPG), solid fuel or Economy 7 heating system to a more energy efficient oil or natural gas central heating system; Insulation requirements which exceed the statutory grant maximum available under Warm Homes For properties of solid wall construction, further measures may be considered to minimise heat loss or reduce fuel bills. These may include use of solid wall insulation or use of a renewable technology.

Warm Homes Plus

Measures Available

Householder of any age who are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

Housing Benefit
Rate Rebate
Income Support
Income Related Employment Support Allowance
Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
Pension Credit
Working Tax Credit

AND

who are passported through from Warm Homes as their home requires one of the measures available under Warm Homes Plus.

Installation of a fully controllable, energy efficient oil or gas central heating system where no system currently exists;

Conversion of an existing bottled gas (LPG), solid fuel or Economy 7 heating system to a more energy efficient oil or natural gas central heating system;

Insulation requirements which exceed the statutory grant maximum available under Warm Homes

For properties of solid wall construction, further measures may be considered to minimise heat loss or reduce fuel bills. These may include use of solid wall insulation or use of a renewable technology.