Warm Homes funding is available to landlords to install affordable heating solutions in fuel poor households who do not use mains gas as their primary heating fuel.
Who can qualify
Tenants living in private domestic premises that are in receipt of one or more of the benefits listed below, can qualify via the Help to Heat group for ECO funding. Residents who meet the criteria will be eligible for a free installation, subject to confirming the costs.
What is the Help to Heat group?
A person living at private domestic premises is an eligible member of the Help to Heat group if the person receives at least one of the following benefits and satisfies the relevant income requirements, where applicable.
- Income-related employment and support allowance (ESA)
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Tax Credits (Dependant on household income
- Universal Credits (dependant on household income)
- Income Support
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Carer’s Allowance
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Pension Credit Guaranteed Credit
- Attendance Allowance
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- War Pensions Mobility Supplement
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
If you have a property with tenants that you believe may fit this criteria and are interested in applying for the grant funding, please email your interest together with your contact details to: Victoria.sorsby@barnet.gov.uk.
