Warm Homes: Local Grant

One of the following must apply to your household. This applies to all adults living at the property, unless in full-time education*:

• You live in a qualifying postcode area (applies to Charnwood, Hinckley or North West Leicestershire). Where oversubscribed, we may prioritise households in eligible postcodes with a gross household income below £50,000 a year to ensure support is directed to those most in need first. Please check here to see if your postcode qualifies:
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• You are on eligible means tested benefits.
• Your household combined annual income is £36,000 gross or below**
• Your household income is above £36,000 gross, but falls below the After Housing Costs & Tax threshold. This varies depending on who occupies the house. Please check the tables below to see if you are below the threshold.

After housing costs and tax thresholds

* More information on the impact of lodgers can be discussed during the eligibility check.
**Exclusions apply to certain non-means tested disability benefits.

You may be eligible through additional criteria known as ‘ECO Flex Route 2’, if no other route applies.

To make the Warm Homes: Local Grant as accessible as possible, ECO Flex Route 2 is also being used for the most inefficient homes with an EPC of E, F or G, with a combination of health needs and low-income eligibility. 

Your household will need to meet two requirements, listed as proxies, on the ECO page as set out in the Statement of Intent (PDF). For more information on this route please call the Warm Homes Team on 0116 305 2524.

For owner occupier

Your home must have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D, E, F or G. You can check your existing EPC rating at GOV.UK: Find an energy certificate.

If your home does not have an EPC, but you meet the other criteria, please get in touch and we will check this for you free of charge. Once completed this will need to be D, E, F or G to proceed.

Where ECO Flex route is applied (see dropdown) only EPCs E, F and G are eligible.

For privately rented homes

Your home must have either:

• an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of D or E. You can check your existing EPC rating at GOV.UK: Find an energy certificate.

OR

• a Properties rated EPC F and G must have a registered exemptions under the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 201516. This is because funding cannot be used to make these properties compliant with existing regulations, but funding may be used to improve the property beyond the minimum legal requirement.

Where ECO Flex route is applied (see dropdown) only EPC E, F and G are eligible.

To support fuel poor tenants living in privately rented homes, the Warm Homes: Local Grant will allow one eligible home to be fully funded per landlord. A 50% cost contribution is required for any additional homes upgraded after the first.

Tenants are not required or expected to make any contributions to the cost of upgrades or their rent increased as a result.

Please note that the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero will be monitoring the uptake from landlords and Leicestershire County Council will register each landlord with the Department prior to government approval of any works. Permission will be sought from landlords before registration.

Eligibility for the resident and property are as above.

The landlord must:

• Confirm that the Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) limit of £315,000 will not be exceeded by the landlord receiving the proposed assistance to comply with subsidy rules under the Subsidy Control Act (2022).
• After the first property, if further properties receive measures, the landlord will need to contribute 50% of the total cost.

Leicestershire County Council’s appointed service provider, Sustainable Building Solutions (UK) Ltd, will organise an assessor to visit your home to determine what improvements are suitable.

The property assessment will be carried out as part of the retrofit process and comply with the latest industry standards.

It will examine the energy needs of the whole property and make recommendations by addressing the fabric of the building first, such as insulation.

The current efficiency rating, including any works after the existing EPC, will be taken into consideration during the approval of energy efficiency measures, and must still comply with eligibility.

Several visits may be required to assess your home and survey for specific recommended measures.

Installs will be agreed in advance with the property owner. Please note that the home assessment will be used to determine the most appropriate types of measures in line with national standards.

Leicestershire County Council will check that the proposed installs fit within the funding criteria and are within budget, we will then request approval from the Government Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.

The Installs will be carried out by either Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd or one of their qualified partners, who are all Trustmark registered and comply with the latest guidance.

It is a requirement of national standards that properties have adequate ventilation to prevent a build-up of condensation and maintain airflow. Where this is found to be insufficient additional ventilation will need to be fitted alongside the energy efficiency measure.

For private rental properties, where 50% of the costs need to be covered by the landlord, the contribution will need to be paid prior to install.

Please note: eligibility does not guarantee that installs will take place.

The installer will explain the use of any technology installed and provide any relevant documentation.

The scheme includes warranties and guarantees with applicable terms and conditions in accordance with the measures installed per job.

It is a requirement of the scheme that the property receives a new EPC following the install.

If you have previously applied to this scheme and wish to discuss the status of your application, call Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd team on 0116 444 0018 (Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 5 pm).

Please note: there can be a waiting period following survey for measures and confirmation that measures can be offered.

• The Warm Homes: Local Grant is funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero through Midlands Net Zero Hub.
• Park homes are eligible for support under the Warm Homes: Local Grant providing the park home is the permanent residence of the household and that the park home is expected to still exist (i.e. not be demolished) for the whole duration of the measure guarantee period. The energy performance of the park home must also be equivalent to an EPC band D-G.
• This scheme includes average price caps per property which will impact on the amount of work that can be carried out per property.
• The grant will prioritise the most inefficient properties, and an eligible application does not guarantee receipt of measures, which are subject to survey, availability, property suitability, access, funding caps and terms, and timescales.
• Please note that the grant is aimed at low-income households and additional criteria may be added if the scheme is oversubscribed.
• Green Living Leicestershire is a partnership between Leicestershire authorities to deliver projects.
• Details of how we use your data can be found via the Warm Homes: Local Grants Fair Processing Notice (PDF).