FREE Solar panels, Air source heat pump and Insulation
This funding has come from the green tax that we have all paid on our energy bills. This funding will significantly reduce your energy bills by at least 60%
Apply if you are off mains gas, LPG oil, solid fuel.
Free Off Gas Grants offer FREE solar, insulation and air source heat pump to people on any benefits or who earn less than £30,000 per year
Our partnerships with Big Energy companies like EDF, E.on and Npower with GOV.UK enable us to offer this under the ECO (Energy Company Obligation) scheme.
ECO is a government energy efficiency scheme to help:
- save money on your heating bills
- tackle fuel poverty
- reduce carbon footprint
FREE home-energy improvements for people on income-based benefits include:
- air source heat pump
- solar panels
- loft insulation
- internal wall insulation
- room in the room insulation
Our home-energy improvements come with a 12 months installation warranty. Our installers are NICEIC registered.
Check eligibility now
You could be entitled to a FREE* home energy-saving improvement grant.
To be eligible you must be on an income-based benefit:
- Income based jobseekers allowance (JSA)
- Income Related Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support (IS)
- Pension Credit Guarantee
- Working Tax Credit (WTC)
- Child Tax Credits (CTC)
- Universal Credit (UC)
- Housing Benefit (a new benefit making people eligible for ECO4)
- Pension Credit Savings (another new eligible benefit for ECO4)
The grant is open to both homeowners and private tenants with the landlords permission.
FREE home energy-saving grants explained
What are FREE solar, air source heat pump and insulation grants?
FREE* solar panels, air source heat pump and insulation grants, otherwise known as the government ECO4 scheme come under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) legislation, or the Affordable Warmth Scheme. If you are on any benefits you can get FREE solar panels, air source heat pump and insulation off-gas homes.
How do solar, air source heat pump and insulation grants work?
Air source heat pump
If you are a homeowner or private tenant have electrical, oil or LPG bottled gas heating and you obtain benefits as listed in the eligibility criteria, then you could apply for a FREE storage heater grant. The scheme is aimed at those wanting a more energy efficient home and to reduce heating bills.
To be eligible for a FREE survey:
- you must be the homeowner or private tenant (with the landlords permission)
- you must be on a benefit
Information we may ask for:
- your name (and landlords if required) and date of birth
- property address and type of home (flat, house, detached…)
- evidence of any benefits
We will then carry out a FREE survey based on your pre-qualifying information. If your survey and application pass, we will then arrange installation with you. A decision is usually awarded on the spot. We will then run through how its installed and terms and conditions.
Installations are carried out by fully insured registered installers or NICEIC installers. All insulation installs are carried out by professionals and are also fully insured.
How much are the grants worth?
It’s hard to give a specific value as each house is different, but the combined worth of the solar panels, air source heat pump and internal wall insulation combined are worth £30,000+. All provided FREE to you as it is paid for by the energy companies via their grant scheme
Where are home energy-saving grants available and when to?
FREE insulation and storage heaters grants are available throughout the UK under the standard criteria. We currently cover the whole of England.
Energy Company Obligation 2022-2026 (ECO4) was updated in 2022. The ECO4 Order commenced on 1 April 2022 and runs until 31 March 2026. The availability will be reduced year-on year as it approaches its energy efficiency targets. To make the best of this opportunity apply sooner than later as the eligibility criteria may be reduced.
What do home energy-saving grants cover?
The grant covers the FREE provision and installation of the following:
- Air source heat pump
- Solar panels
- Internal wall insulation
- Loft insulation
You could be eligible!
What’s involved?
How long does it take?
Once we have your application and you are accepted (subject to survey), we will then need to carry out a FREE survey to check your home meets a set criteria. We aim to complete this within a week of your application.
Solar panel installation and air source heat pump installation by typically takes a day or two day on a 1-2 bed house.
Insulation products like loft and internal wall are typically completed within a week.
What to do next?
Apply today. You can either call us on 0800 002 5637 or click here to submit an online application
What is Energy Company Obligation (ECO)?
ECO (Energy Company Obligation) scheme is a government incentive to save money on heating bills through home energy-saving improvements as well as reduce our carbon footprint. The funding is supplied by the big energy companies to homeowners or joint homeowners on income-based benefits to. The incentive is commonly used for FREE home energy-saving improvement grants.
Apply now to see if you are eligible. Or call 0800 002 56376