Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
Support with Energy Company Obligation is available for properties with a low Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating that currently use electric or solid fuel heating systems. Up to 100% funding is accessible for initiatives aimed at replacing electric heaters or solid fuel heating. This may include the installation of gas central heating for properties without prior central heating, provided there is an existing mains gas supply within 25 metres. The Obligation also covers the installation of cavity wall, internal wall, and loft insulation, or room-in-roof insulation for loft bedrooms.
Applications must be processed through a recognized energy supplier, which does not have to be your current one. For further details, visit the Ofgem ECO page. The ECO scheme mandates energy suppliers to assist in enhancing household energy efficiency.
The L.A.Flex initiative assists private tenants lacking central heating who are vulnerable to fuel poverty. Tenants may qualify for ECO4 funding without benefits if they are typically over 60, have children under 5, or have specific health issues, subject to local council criteria. Eligibility for funding requires receiving one or more benefits such as Child Benefit (subject to income thresholds), Housing Benefit, Pension Guarantee Credit, Pension Credit Savings Credit, Income-related ESA, Income-based JSA, Income Support, Tax Credits, or Universal Credit.
Income thresholds for Child Benefit are as follows:
Single Parent: £18.5k for one child, £23k for two, £27.5k for three, £32k for four or more children.
Couple Parents: £25.5k for one child, £30k for two, £34.5k for three, £39k for four or more children.
Home Upgrade Grant (HUG)
The Home Upgrade Grant is a government-funded scheme designed to help improve the energy efficiency of low‑income, off‑gas‑grid homes. It provides significant financial support for measures such as insulation, low‑carbon heating, draught‑proofing, and renewable technologies. For eligible properties, HUG can cover a large portion—or in some cases the full cost—of the upgrade work, making it one of the most valuable schemes available to landlords with harder‑to‑heat homes. By accessing HUG, landlords can reduce running costs for tenants, improve EPC ratings, and future‑proof their properties against tightening energy standards.
Great British Insulation Scheme
This support is for homes with low EPC rating from D down to G and is in a council tax band of A to D in England and A to E in Wales and Scotland. This scheme is for free or cheaper insulation to reduce the energy usage. ECO is not available in Northern Ireland.
Applicants can get support towards install cavity or solid wall insulation, loft or room in roof insulation, flat or pitched roof insulation, floor insulation, park home insulation. To check if you can get support you’ll need the total household income, the type of benefits anyone living in the property receives (they may be eligible for additional support) and provide an email address or phone number so your supplier can contact you. Click here to apply.
Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG)
Homeowners and Landlords in England and Wales can apply directly for the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), while in Northern Ireland, a recommendation from an Occupational Therapist is required.
This grant helps disabled individuals make necessary safeguarding upgrades to their home. All local authorities offer DFG schemes for adaptations costing over £1,000, with a maximum of £25,000 in Northern Ireland £30,000 in England and £36,000 in Wales. Adaptations can be improving access with ramps and widening doorways, and creating accessible bathrooms and more.
Both adults and children can be eligible for a DFG, but the grant is means-tested for adults. Click here for DFG. An assessor will visit the property to determine the necessary adjustments.
