Energy Efficiency Grants

We know that making your home more energy efficient can sometimes be expensive. This page provides information about grant schemes and other support to help towards your energy bills.

To find out more about how to make your home more energy efficient, visit our webpage on retrofitting your home.

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme provides government grants for eligible homeowners to install low carbon heating systems. 

The grant could cover part of the cost of replacing fossil fuel heating systems with a low carbon alternative such as a heat pump or biomass boiler.  

Fossil fuel heating systems include oil, gas, electric or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). 

What support you could get 

You could get: 

  • £7,500 towards an air source heat pump
  • £7,500 for a ground source heat pumps (including water source heat pumps and those on shared ground loops) 
  • £9,000 for off-grid properties replacing domestic oil or LPG heating systems
  • £5,000 towards biomass boilers
  • £2,500 for air-to-air heat pumps

Eligibility 

To be eligible for a grant, you must: 

  • own the property you’re applying for (including if it’s a business, second home, or property you rent out to tenants) 
  • be replacing fossil fuel heating systems 

Your property must also have a valid EPC with no outstanding recommendations for loft or cavity wall insulation. You can find out if your home has a valid EPC on the GOV.UK website.  

How to apply 

You can find out more information, full eligibility criteria, and how to apply on GOV.UK.