Environmental

Refurbishment Grants

Able to Pay Insulation (0845) 777 6633

End date: 30-Jun-2006
Grants of up to £300 are available towards cavity wall insulation. Grants are limited to
mainland GB homeowners. Flats & mid-terrace houses - up to £75. Bungalows, end-
terrace and semi-detached houses - up to £150. Detached houses - up to £300.

The Big Green Insulation Scheme

Tel: 0800 107 00 47
Email:
Web: www.green-insulation.co.uk
The Big Green Insulation Scheme is managed TVEC
TVEC was established in 1999 as joint initiative between West Oxfordshire District Council
and Cherwell District Council. Assessment is made on an individual basis.
Our aim is to achieve carbon reductions in the Thames Valley region and beyond through the
application of energy efficiency and renewable technology.

Coldbuster grants.
Tel: 020 8683 6666
Email: coldbusters@cen.org.uk;
Web: www.cen.org.uk
Energy Efficiency grant scheme administered by the Creative Environmental Network (CEN),
Available for home-owners or tenants, who are on an income related benefit and is capped at
£4,000. Available for:
• New central heating system or heating boiler
• Upgraded heating controls
• Cavity wall insulation and loft insulation
• Draughtproofing.

Energy Efficiency Advice Centres (5 in London out of a total 52).

Tel. 0800 512 012
Email: None
Web: www.thamesenergyefficency.co.uk; www.est.org.uk/home
Give advice only on a wide range of energy efficiency incentives, from cheaper tariffs, to
money for replacing old fridges and freezers, to discounts on energy saving boilers and
insulation. The Energy Saving Trust funds Energy Efficiency Advice Centres and it’s website
links to all the centres in the UK. Run a freephone helpline.

Energy Efficiency Commitment funding

Tel:
Web: www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/localauthorities/theguide/wales/commitment/
The Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) places an obligation on energy suppliers to
achieve energy efficiency improvements in UK households. The suppliers are required to
achieve energy saving targets in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as part of the
UK's Climate Change Programme.
Eligibility:
• All private householders are eligible for EEC discounts. You do not have to be a
customer of the particular electricity or gas company in order to apply for that
company's EEC scheme.
• People in receipt of certain benefits, or aged 60 or over, may be eligible for a 100%
grant.
Energy suppliers with EEC targets offer grants and discounts on various energy efficiency
improvements, including:
• Insulation
• Lighting
• Heating
• Appliances
The following companies offer EEC grants and discounts:
• British Gas:
www.house.co.uk
• EDF Energy (London Energy):
www.london-energy.com
• Npower:
www.npower.com
• Telecom Plus:
www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk
• Powergen:
www.powergen.co.uk
• Scottish and Southern (Southern Electric):
www.southern-electric.co.uk
• Scottish Power:
www.scottishpower.co.uk

EnergySmart
Tel:
Web: www.energy-smart.org.uk
Energysmart is CEN’s main delivery mechanism for domestic energy efficiency measures.
The scheme’s main aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through domestic energy
efficiency savings.
Working with London Energy we provide up to 60% discounts on loft and cavity wall
insulation as well as large discounts on condensing boilers and solar hot water systems
through special arrangements with installers, suppliers, and merchants.
The scheme works with Local Authority partners to promote discounted domestic energy
saving measures to residents. The scheme funds its own administration through a not-for-
profit model based on an installer lead fee, so there are no scheme management fees for
partners.

Home Improvement Agencies

Tel:
http://www.foundations.uk.com/
HIAs are not for profit, locally based organisations that assist vulnerable homeowners or
private sector tenants who are older, disabled or on low income to repair, improve, maintain
or adapt their home. By improving people's living conditions, HIAs enhance their quality of life
and enable them to remain in their home in greater comfort and security. They also offer a
wide range of services, providing advice to clients and have become involved with many local
authority schemes.

Loans for All

Tel: 0845 450 0393
Email: info@helpco.org.uk
London Boroughs of Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Lambeth and Camden
HELPCo
www.helpco.org.uk

For low interest, or interest free, loans for installing energy efficiency measures into the home.
If you are on an:
• income based benefit
• Working Tax Credit or
• Child Tax Credit.
Then you will have the option of having an interest free loan, or free membership to HELPCo,
which would also entitle you to an interest free loan.
Condensing boiler Maximum loan = £2,000
Full central heating Maximum loan = £3,000
Loft insulation Maximum loan = £300
Cavity wall insulation Maximum loan = £500
Heating controls Maximum loan = £500
Solar water heating Maximum loan = £2,000
If you are not on an income based benefit, working tax credit or child tax credit, then you may
still be entitled to an interest free loan if you become a HELPCo member, or alternatively you
could be entitled to a low interest loan.

Low carbon buildings programme

Tel: 0800 915 7722.
Webiste: www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings/funding/lowcarbonbuildings/
The DTI's Low carbon buildings programme will provide grants for microgeneration
technologies for householders. Microgeneration is the stand alone generation of low carbon
heat and/or electricity which for example, could be through solar photovoltaics.

Stream one - this applies to smaller projects for home owners, community groups and small
to medium enterprises among others.
There are a number of technologies that the programme will cover, these include:
• Solar photovoltaics
• Wind turbines
• Small hydro
• Solar thermal hot water
• Ground/water/air source heat pumps
• Bio-energy
• Renewable CHP
• MicroCHP (Combined heat and power)
• Fuel cells
There are a number of energy efficiency measures that you must undertake before you are
eligible to apply for a grant under the low carbon buildings programme. These measures will
ensure that you are minimising your energy requirements and are as follows:
a. A minimum of 270mm of loft insulation
b. Installed cavity wall insulation (if you have cavity walls)
c. Using low energy light bulbs in all appropriate light fittings
d. Installed basic controls for your heating system to include a room thermostat and a
programmer or timer.

PLEASE grants
HELPCo
Tel: 0845 450 0393
Email: info@helpco.org.uk

PLEASE grants (Private Landlord Energy Award Scheme) are administered by HELPCo and
are available for landlords to improve energy efficiency in their properties. This includes
improvements and replacement of old boilers and heaters, as well as insulation measures.
PLEASE grants are available as a contribution towards the total cost of work on
• New central heating system or heating boiler
• Upgraded heating controls
• Cavity wall insulation and loft insulation
• Draughtproofing.

Snug as a Bug (0845) 607 6415 www.instagroup.co.uk

The Snug as a Bug home insulation scheme provides discounts of up to £650 (free for
homeowners on benefits) towards the cost of cavity wall and loft insulation

Solar Rewards (020) 7820 3156

Run by Solar for London as an incentive to install solar hot water systems. Thirteen London
boroughs are offering discounts of up to £750 pounds on installations.

South London Warm and Wise (020) 8683 6622

Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Lewisham
South London Warm & Wise has been set up by a partnership of 5 South London Local
Authorities to help householders save on their fuel bills, save the environment, and keep
warm in cold weather.
We offer discounts on energy saving measures to help you save money and help save the
environment. On top of discounts negotiated with installers we are offering up to 65% off loft
and cavity wall insulation, and additional discounts on condensing boilers.

Warm Front (funded by the Government (DEFRA), and administered by

EAGA).
Website: www.eaga.co.uk
Tel: 0800 316 2814
The Warm Front grant scheme provides grants for energy efficiency improvements for private
sector homeowners and tenants on income-based benefits. Grants are capped at £2500 per
household.
Measures available include:
• Loft insulation
• Draughtproofing
• Cavity wall insulation
• Hot water tank insulation
• Gas room heaters with thermostats
• Electric storage heaters with thermostats
• Converting a solid-fuel open fire to a glass-fronted fire
• Timer controls for electric space heaters and water heaters.
Eligibility: Any private sector homeowner or tenant who is in receipt of certain benefits (such
as Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, etc), and who:
• is over 60, or
• has children under 16, or
• is pregnant, or
• is disabled, or
• has a long-term illness
Solar for London scheme.
Website:www.sustainable-energy.org.uk
Tel: 020 7820 3156

Currently grants are available from the following boroughs:

Barking & Dagenham £500
Bexley £700
Camden £1500
Enfield £100
Greenwich £350
Islington £1000
Lewisham £350
Southwark £500
Sutton £350
Westminster £350
And almost all the boroughs are partners in the scheme.

A typical solar water heating system might cost in the region of £2,500 to £4,000 and provides
typically about 50-60% of hot water requirements.