Energy Efficiency Advice

With the impact of cost of living crisis many more homes are likely to find themselves struggling to pay for energy bills needed to stay safe, warm and healthy at home at an affordable cost while also managing other essential bills.

If you have been affected by a change in financial circumstances, you have health conditions, or you are just looking to save money on energy bills and/or lower your carbon footprint we are able to offer free, impartial advice to RCT residents. 

We can help with;

• Maximising income to make energy bills more affordable
• Reducing the amount of enery used to decrease bills or helping you find a cheaper tariff
• Helping you lower your home's carbon footprint

Hub Services

Our Heat & Save Service continues to act as a one stop Hub to provide in-house advice and support along with providing referrals (with your consent) to other partner agencies for other services.

Please contact us if you are looking for more information on the following;

• Grant or loans for enery efficiency measures to your home
• RCT Switch - impartial and free tariff switching advice
• General enery efficiency advice to save energy at home 
• Priority services registers
• Utility debts (gas, electric and water
• Signposting or referrals for:
  • Energy Suppliers for further support for financial hardship, prepayment meter top up problems and continuity of service
  • Citizens Advice (debt, welfare benefits and consumer advice services)
  • Care & Repair Agency
  • Welsh Government’s NEST scheme
  • Food parcels or Foodbanks
  • Prescriptions
  • Access to priority services registers

Grants and other financial assistance available

If you are interested in seeking grant and/or other financial assistance for energy efficiency improvements to your home, our quick and easy online form can help you to identify potential sources of financial assistance available to you based on your circumstances.

If you need assistance to complete the form it has been designed so that other third parties can also complete the form on your behalf to assist you through the process. This can include friends or family members, or other agencies that offer advice services, including our Heat & Save advice service.

It is important that you gather as much information as possible to make an informed choice that is suitable to what you would like and your circumstances and there are a range of advice services that can provide further assistance.  Further information on advice services available is provided further down this webpage an at the end of the form.

If would like to find out if your home has a registered Energy Performance Certificate you can do this through the Government’s website

Your answers will not be saved, and you will not be asked for personal details such as your name or address.  Its purpose is to help guide you to identify sources of potential grant funding or other financial assistance that may be available to you, based on your circumstances.  

 

Please note the eligibility criteria and availability of grant funding and financial assistance can change and any information provided on the list of potential schemes available may not be exhaustive.  The information provided includes a range of schemes or services that are delivered externally in the market-place and are not the responsibility of the Council. As such we are not able to determine or influence grant availability or eligibility criteria. 

Fairer Warmth

The Council has also teamed up with Fairer Warmth to help you save money and cut carbon in your home. Fairer Warmth is an online tool that helps you reduce your energy bills and create a warmer, more energy efficient home.

The tool allows you to:

• Find out what support and funding is available and if you are eligible.
• Explore the energy efficiency measures that are suitable for your home.
• Discover simple and affordable ways to save energy at home and reduce your energy bills.

 Access the Fairer Warmth tool by clicking the link below;

 https://app.fairerwarmth.com/campaign-landing?campaignId=kU4EtdN7jdww66oIGhw8

Additional Funding Available 

• The Energy Price Guarantee will cap the average annual bill to £1,755 until 31st December 2025
• Individuals born before the 23 September 1958 you could be eligible for between £100 and £300 to help pay for your heating bills through the Winter Fuel Payment scheme
• Through the Warm Home discount scheme, you may be eligible for a one off discount of £150 directly off your electricity bill.
• Further Government information on help with your energy bills is available Help with your energy bills 

Additional sources of advice

• Energy Comparison websites, such as Uswitch, Compare the Market or Money Super Market are available to help you find the cheapest energy provider for you
• If you’re interested in minimising your environmental impact ask your utility provider about ‘Green Electricity Tariffs’ which utilises using renewable sources of energy.
• You can also ask your utility provider about ‘Social Tariffs’ which are available to ensure the most vulnerable consumers benefit from the cheapest rates of energy. 

Please note the Heat & Save Service is currently experiencing an increase in demand for the grant, which may cause a delay in responding to you.

 

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience and understanding at this time.

If you have no heating and/or need urgent assistance other agencies may also be able to assist you;

Local Energy Advice Partnership The LEAP Boiler Scheme | LEAP (applyforleap.org.uk)  Tel: 0800 060 7567

Energy Saving Trust Welsh Government Warm Homes Nest scheme - Energy Saving Trust Tel: 0808 808 2244

Citizens Advice Citizens Advice Rhondda Cynon Taff - Cyngor ar Bopeth Rhondda Cynon Taff (carct.org.uk) 01443 409284    

Care & Repair Energy Advice  careandrepair.org.uk/agencies/care-repair-cwm-taf/  Tel: 01443 755696

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We welcome correspondence in Welsh and corresponding with us in Welsh will not lead to a delay.  Let us know your language choice if Welsh or bilingual.