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Green Homes Grant - Local Authority Delivery Scheme

Green Homes Grant is a government backed scheme delivered by local authorities to improve the energy efficiency of eligible households for free. This helps residents by improving the warmth and comfort of their homes, whilst also reducing energy bills, our carbon emissions and levels of fuel poverty across the city.

We have been successful in attracting £3.75million of government funding for our Green Homes Grant scheme. The scheme is delivered by our partner, E.ON. You do not need to be an E.ON customer to take part in the scheme.

Green Homes Grant - LAD Scheme

Our Green Homes Grant LAD Scheme is open to private owner occupied and private rented properties in the city. 

The energy efficient measures currently being delivered are listed below. A technical survey will determine a property's suitability for a measure. Please note that availability is limited and if the measure you’re interested in is not available an alternative will be offered to you.

  • Solar PV panels
  • Loft insulation
  • Cavity wall insulation
  • Window upgrades (single glazing upgraded to double glazing)
  • External door upgrades
  • Smart heating controls
  • Air source heat pumps

External Wall Insulation (EWI) is currently not available until further notice.

How much funding is available per property?

The average maximum amount of funding spent on any one property does not exceed £10,000.

If you’re an owner occupier you won’t have to pay a contribution towards the cost of the work. Landlords must contribute a minimum of 1/3 of the total costs of the installation, and the maximum amount of funding available per rental property is £5,000.

The actual amount of funding spent on a property depends on the measure(s) being received, as each measure varies in cost.

Am I eligible?

  • Your household’s gross annual income must be under £30,000 and
  • Your home must have an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of either E, F, or G. If you don’t have an EPC certificate confirming your home's rating, E.ON can arrange one for you.

The scheme policy allows for 50% of eligible properties to be D rated, however, we have stopped accepting applications from D rated properties until further notice as we have already met this 50% allocation.

If you have a D rated property and have already applied, then your details will be held on a waiting list. Should there be any cancellations, or a new phase of funding becomes available, then you will be contacted.

How to apply?

E.ON handles all enquiries.

  • Call the Green Homes Grant team at E.ON on 0333 202 4820 (Offices are open Monday to Friday between 9am – 5:30pm)
  • Or apply online. E.ON will then contact you via phone and check that you qualify before scheduling a home survey 

I am a private landlord – can I apply?

Your tenant(s) need to apply. For more information about how your tenants can apply please call E.ON on 0333 202 4820 (Offices are open Monday to Friday between 9am – 5:30pm)

I am a private tenant – how do I apply?

Apply in the same way as an owner occupier. EON will contact you and will ask for your landlord’s details so they can request their consent and discuss the contribution your landlord will need to make.

Home survey

An E.ON contractor will visit you to determine what improvements are suitable for your home.

Installation

Your home will receive the required works from a Trustmark registered contractor to improve its energy efficiency rating.

Aftercare

E.ON will continue to provide you with ongoing support. The scheme also includes warranties and guarantees with applicable terms and conditions in accordance with the measures installed per job.

Visit E.ON’s Green Homes Grant webpage for more information about the scheme.

Frequently asked questions

You can find the energy efficiency rating of your home by looking on the EPC Register and entering your postcode and selecting your house from the list.

If you don't meet the above eligibility criteria for the Green Homes Grant scheme, don't worry. There are other schemes which you may be eligible for, so get in touch with E.ON and see how they can help you.

Call the Green Homes Grant team at E.ON on 0333 202 4820 (Lines are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5:30pm)

We receive funding in phases, and some measures take longer than others to organise. From your initial application to the contractor completing the installation can take quite a few months. Please apply today to start the process.

New Government standards, known as PAS 2035 came into effect from 1 July 2021. This means that households who qualify for funded insulation through a grant scheme have to either have their existing ventilation upgraded or new additional ventilation installed in their homes. This is required for all insulation measures, including external doors and windows. Insulation and ventilation go hand-in-hand under PAS 2035 standards, and form a wider whole house approach to improving the energy efficiency of your home.

At survey stage your home's suitability for insulation, and the ventilation needed, will be assessed together. Should your property require any ventilation measures, they will be fitted at the same time as your insulation.

There are many different types of ventilation, all of which help to improve the air quality in your home, such as extractor fans, trickle vents on windows or gaps beneath internal doors. These allow air to move throughout your home.

Effective ventilation helps keep your home safe and healthy because it helps to control the air quality. Ventilation has many benefits, including:

  • Regulated air flow throughout your home

  • Helps to control household temperature

  • Creates a healthier home by reducing the risk of condensation, residue, and mould

  • Expels air impurities and odours

Applications might be declined for a number of reasons. Sometimes it is not until after technical surveys have been carried out that the feasibility of providing the measure becomes clear. It is at this point that many properties are declined grant funding.

Some of the most common reasons for your application being declined are listed below:

  • High costs

The scheme provides on average £10,000 per property to pay for a suitable measure. If when the measure is priced up for your property, the cost is too high, then your application will be cancelled. The scheme policy won’t allow private owner occupiers to contribute towards the cost by topping up any shortfall.

  • EPC rating too high

A, B, C and most D rated properties won’t be offered assistance as the scheme policy is to upgrade the most inefficient properties. The policy only allows for 50% of the funding to be used on D rated properties, and if this threshold has already been met, we are not able to accept any more.

  • Difficult access to a property

Narrow passageways or the need to access an external wall via a neighbouring property can often lead to an application for external wall insulation being declined. This is largely due to health and safety reasons around the erection of scaffolding, or neighbour permissions not being granted. Also, for health and safety reasons, loft spaces full of belongings or with small loft hatches are often declined for measures such as solar PV panels and loft insulation.

  • Planning constraints

There are many planning policies that won’t allow measures such as external wall insulation to be installed, for example, if the property’s external wall is up against or bordering a public footpath, highway or neighbouring property. If the property is listed or in a conservation area, the change of appearance from neighbouring properties on the street is often not allowed.