Funding is a route, not the starting assumption.
We separate open government schemes, local eligibility, customer contributions, paid work and finance so you know what support is real before planning the installation.
Start with the scheme that matches the person and the property.
No single programme funds every upgrade for every household. The best route may be household-based support, a technology grant, a landlord contribution, customer-paid work or a combination.
Warm Homes: Local Grant
Local-authority support for eligible low-income households in privately owned EPC D to G homes in England. Measures follow a survey and local approval.
Local Grant guideBoiler Upgrade Scheme
Installer-led upfront grants for eligible heat-pump and biomass installations in England and Wales. Property owners apply through an MCS-certified installer.
BUS and heat pumpsFuture low-income support
The wider Warm Homes Plan commits further funding, but delivery dates, routes and detailed conditions must be published before support can be treated as open.
Track the Warm Homes PlanPaid work and finance
Where no grant applies, improvements can be scoped as customer-funded work. Finance may be available subject to status, affordability and lender approval.
Finance explanation
Eligibility is checked before the sales conversation.
We first establish who owns and occupies the property, where it is, the current EPC, the heating system and the improvement being considered. That narrows the legitimate schemes quickly and avoids building a plan around funding that does not apply.
- 01Household and tenure conditions for means-tested support.
- 02Property and technology conditions for grant-supported heating.
- 03Landlord consent or contribution where a tenant-led route is involved.
- 04Written scope, exclusions and customer contribution before commitment.
Home energy grants are separate routes with different rules and delivery bodies.
There is no single universal energy grant for every UK household. Current support depends on the nation, property, tenure, household circumstances, technology and the funding available through the scheme owner or local delivery route.
We compare the Warm Homes Local Grant, Boiler Upgrade Scheme and relevant local support before customer-paid work is scoped. Eligibility, survey outcome and final approval remain with the responsible authority, scheme administrator or accredited delivery route.
A useful funding check names the organisation making the decision, the evidence required, the installation conditions and any customer or landlord contribution. It should also give the household a realistic alternative when a scheme is closed, locally unavailable or unsuitable for the property.
What a responsible funding check should tell you.
A useful assessment should distinguish likely eligibility from confirmed approval, explain which organisation makes the decision and give you a workable alternative if the scheme is unsuitable.
Screen
Check tenure, location, household, EPC and existing systems.
Survey
Confirm technical suitability and the likely measure package.
Approve
The council, scheme administrator or installer completes its formal process.
Agree
Review grant value, contribution, contract, warranty and payment terms.
Find out what applies before you budget.
Tell us about the household, property and improvement. We will separate current support from customer-paid alternatives.