Heat and Save Grant Assistance

 If you are an owner-occupier and interested in improving the energy efficiency of your home by upgrading an existing inefficient heating system, grant assistance is available through the Council’s Heating Grant.  The Grant provides financial assistance for a range of heating upgrades including renewable energy heating options and (where required) other minor energy efficiency measures alongside heating options.  The  grant is funded through UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund and can provide financial assistance up to a maximum of £5,000 for owner occupiers. 

Eligibility Criteria

You must be an owner occupier and meet the following criteria :

• Have a net household income under £30,576 after any mortgage repayment costs

• Savings under £16,000

Please find all evidence you will be required to provide during your application in the related documents.

Please note you do not need to be in receipt of means tested benefits to apply.  Grant assistance is identified based upon your circumstances and eligibility.

Households in receipt of these benefits are encouraged to apply for other existing sources of funding.  Please see the following list for information (this list is not exhaustive):

• Welsh Government’s Nest Scheme Get help with energy efficiency in your home from Nest | GOV.WALES

• ECO 4 Flex Scheme ECO 4 Flex Funding | Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Please note this grant is not for emergency response assistance and if you have no heating and/or need urgent assistance other agencies may 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

 If you are seeking an upgrade from a gas, oil, electric or LPG heating system to a heat pump or biomass boiler further information is available on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme  Apply for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Overview - GOV.UK

Make your application

What you need to know

• By continuing you understand that a grant application does not guarantee an award of funding. Successful applications will be provided with a formal grant offer of funding in writing once they are approved, and any works undertaken beforehand (retrospectively) will not be funded.

• The contractor selected is the home-owner’s choice and all contractual relationships are between the property owner and the installer and not the Council.

• Any additional costs of works above the grant maximum must be met by the home owner (this can be via other assistance such as loans or other grant assistance, subject to eligibility).

• Grant funding is limited, and applications will be assessed on a first come, first serve basis, once all relevant evidence has been provided.  Applicants are encouraged to submit all evidence at point of application or as quickly as possible after this date, as failure to do so may result in delays.

Additional Support

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