You must satisfy ALL 3 parts of the ECO Grant Qualifying Criteria, relating to YOUR HOME, YOUR STATE BENEFITS and YOUR HEATING SYSTEM
You must be resident in England, Wales or Scotland and be either:
A home owner (proof of ownership such as a mortgage statement or a copy of your deeds will be required) OR
A tenant in a privately owned property. You will need a valid tenancy agreement to support this. Different rules apply to Social Housing and Housing Association properties.
You must receive one of the following State Benefits or Tax Credits:
Guaranteed Pension Credit or Savings Credit (ordinary State Pension does not qualify)
Universal Credit
Child Tax Credit (Maximum household income thresholds apply.
Working Tax Credit
Income-Related Employment & Support Allowance (Contribution-Related ESA does not qualify)
Income-Based Job Seeker’s Allowance (Contribution-Based JSA does not qualify)
Income Support
Child Benefit (Maximum household income thresholds apply)
Housing Benefit
If you do not receive any of these benefits you may qualify under ECO Flex rules
ECO Grant Qualifying Criteria – Proof of State Benefits
Electronic Check
With your permission your ECO Accredited installer can check that you satisfy ECO Grant Qualifying Criteria electronically from information supplied by the DWP to the Energy Savings Trust.
Manual Check
If you do not consent to an electronic check, you may need to provide your current year’s state benefit award letters to the ECO Accredited Surveyor and copies will be taken to support your application.
If you do not have every page of your state benefit award letter it is likely that your application will not proceed until you have. You should be able to obtain replacement copies of your state benefit award letters from the DWP.
The state benefit award letters need to be in your name, with your current address on and for the current year. If you have recently moved house you will need to obtain new award letters with your new address on.
The manual check may extend the time between application and installation by up to 2 weeks.
First Time Central Heating
To qualify for an Affordable Warmth Scheme first time central heating grant your home must have never had any type of central heating system fitted before.
If you have a mains gas supply you may qualify to have mains gas central heating system fitted, to include radiators.
If you do not have a mains gas supply you may qualify to have an air source heat pump fitted, to include radiators.
Mains Gas Boilers
To qualify for an Affordable Warmth Scheme boiler grant you must have an existing non-condensing mains gas central heating boiler which is broken.
The Affordable Warmth Scheme provides boiler grants to replace old, broken in order to make homes more energy efficient and to reduce heating bills.