Grants

Insulation Grants
 

We receive more calls about insulation grants than anything else, and are able to advise people about the grants available, and have a service where we can pass them directly to an installer to have a free no obligation survey if they wish. We only use local installers who have a proven track record of good quality work.
We do not endorse companies that use telemarketing or door to door canvassing.

Please note the grants always need to be applied for before work is carried out, and grants are never given retrospectively.

The available grants can be confusing, and we will explain each type, who qualifies and what they offer.
 

CERT Grants (Carbon Emissions Reduction Target) Utility Funded.
 

The CERT grants have been running for several years now, and are available because the Government made the Utility companies spend 10% of their bottom line profit on subsidies for energy efficiency measures, this is by far the biggest grant system and every utility company offers grants under these schemes.

Anybody can qualify for a discount from the total cost of cavity wall and loft insulation under this scheme regardless of their income or savings, typically there is around a third off the cost. As an example cavity wall insulation to a 3 bed semi detached house would usually cost around £386, with a subsidy this would now be £272. (Figures based on Npower grant October 2007).
 

CERT Priority Grants – Utility Funded.
 

Under this scheme people on various benefits and allowances qualify to have the work done for free (except if property is larger than average for it’s type). The funding is for cavity wall and loft insulation. The following benefits and allowances qualify:

- Over 70 year olds
- Council Tax benefit (Not 25% single occupancy discount)
- Housing benefit
- Income support
- Income based jobseekers allowance
- War disablement pension (must inc. mobility/constant attendance allowance)
- Disablement pension benefit (must inc constant attendance allowance)
- Child tax credit (with household income less than £14,600 a year)
- Working tax credit (with household income less than £14,600 a year)
- Pension credit
- Attendance allowance
- Disability living allowance (including child if in receipt of DLA)

N.B – Person receiving benefit/allowance does not have to be the main householder

Over 70s Free Insulation Grants

OVER - 70 YEARS OF AGE? GET YOUR FREE INSULATION AND REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT AND FUEL BILLS
Dorset Energy Advice Centre are working in partnership with local installers to offer free insulation to residents over 70 years of age. The grant can provide cavity wall and loft insulation for FREE.

This is a relatively new grant which is being funded by the utility companies whilst funding lasts.

Phone us to register your details, and please tell your friends. This is one of many such energy efficiency grants that we are promoting. 

Call us on 0800 975 0166 and our advisors can advise you

(Please have your National Insurance Number available)
 

Bournemouth Over 60’s A-D Council Tax Band Scheme.
 

We are working with Bournemouth Borough Council to provide free cavity wall and loft insulation up to the value of £1000, to Bournemouth residents between 60 and 69 years of age living in properties that fall into council tax bands A, B, C, and D.

People do not need to be on benefits, and funding is limited. Contact DEAC for more details on (0800) 975 0166.

Current status: (as of 5th August 2008) – now accepting new applications

Dorset Landlords Discount Scheme

Poole British Gas Council Tax Rebate Scheme.
 

Poole Borough Council are working with British Gas to offer funding to residents in Poole for cavity wall and loft insulation. The grants are EEC grants (see above), with one difference, if work is completed under the scheme there is a one off £75 rebate off the householder’s council tax bill.

Contact British Gas on (0845) 971 7731 quoting reference: BOP. 

If British Gas are unable to help you or advise their funding has gone please call us on 0800 975 0166 for advice
 

Phone (0800) 975 0166 for more details