The Warm Homes Grants - Northern Ireland

If you live in Northern Ireland, this grant could help with improvements to your home's heating and insulation.

See the following FAQ to find out if this green grant is for you. Also, why not try some Home Insulation DIY and see our Energy Saving Tips – there’s a number of ways you can reduce your energy bills without too much bother.

The Warm Homes Grant is just one of a number of energy saving grants available. For more details on the kinds of schemes on offer, see our section on Government Grants for Making your Home Green. Also see our videos on How to Insulate your Home & How to Save Energy in your Home.

If you need to call in the professionals to insulate your home, repair your heating or spruce up your double-glazing, see Builders, Heating Engineers & Glaziers. To keep boiler breakdowns at bay, it's a good idea to look into Annual Boiler Servicing - when it comes to heating repairs prevention is definitely cheaper than cure.

Choose from the following FAQ:

• What are the Warm Homes Grants?
• Am I eligible?
• How do I apply?

What are the Warm Homes Grants?

The Warm Homes Grants provide a package of energy efficiency and heating measures, up to the value of £850. Energy efficiency advice, tailored to each household, is provided by EAGA Plc's Home Visits Team in accordance with the Energy Savings Trust Code of Practice. The grant offers a number of home improvement measures, such as:

• Loft insulation
• Draught Proofing
• Cavity Wall Insulation
• Reflective Radiator Panels (solid walls only)
• Water Tank Insulation
• Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Am I eligible for the Warm Homes Grants?

a) Householders of any age (the applicant or their spouse) who have a child under the age of 16 and who are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Housing Benefit
• Rate Rebate
• Income Support
• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
• Child Tax Credit & NHS Tax Exemption Certificate (can apply to children over the age of 16 in full time education).
• Expectant mothers in receipt of a Maternity certificate (MAT B1) and one of the above benefits

b) Householders under the age of sixty (the applicant or their spouse) who are in receipt of one or more of the following disability related benefits:

• Disability Living Allowance
• Housing Benefit (with Disability Premium)
• Rate Rebate (with Disability Premium)
• Income Support (with Disability Premium)
• Working Tax Credit (with Disability Premium) & NHS Tax Exemption Certificate
• War Disablement Pension (with Mobility Supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (with Constant Attendance Allowance)

c) Householders who are 60 years and over and are in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Rate Rebate
• Housing Benefit
• Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
• Attendance Allowance
• Disability Living Allowance
• Working Tax Credit (with Disability Premium) & NHS Tax Exemption Certificate
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (with Constant Attendance Allowance)
• War Disablement Pension (with Mobility Supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)

Warm Homes Plus

As well as the insulation measures, the last group of householders i.e., Group c, those 60 and over and who are in receipt one of the specified benefits above are also eligible for the following heating measures:

• Conversion of an existing bottled gas, solid fuel central heating system or Economy 7 to oil or natural gas
• Installation of a new fully controllable, energy efficient oil or gas central heating system where no operational system is in place
• Householders with an operational oil/natural gas central heating system who meet the criteria will be eligible for insulation measures only

If householders live in an area where natural gas is available, a gas central heating system will be installed.

How do I apply?

For more information or to register for this Scheme, contact EAGA Plc. on freephone 0800 181 667.

To protect your home against sudden problems that can hit the pocket hard, you might like to choose Gas Central Heating Cover.