Exploring Energy Grants for Pensioners: A Guide to Lowering Your Energy Costs

If you’re a pensioner looking to curb rising energy costs at home, you’re in the right place. Energy grants like ECO4 and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme are here to help you keep your home warm and save money every month.

Key Takeaways

• What are Energy Grants?
• Key Grants Available for Pensioners
• Are You Eligible?
• Why Pensioners Should Apply
• Steps to Apply

ECO4 Grant Scheme

The ECO4 grant scheme is one of the main energy grants available to eligible households, including many pensioners. This government-backed funding scheme offers a variety of home-heating upgrades to help you keep warm, including:

• Loft insulation
• Cavity wall insulation
• Solid wall insulation
• Floor insulation
• Boiler upgrades
• Central heating upgrades
• Solar installations
• Heat pump installations

Who is eligible under the ECO4 grant scheme?

The ECO4 grant scheme prioritises low-income households and people struggling with fuel poverty. You could qualify for an ECO4 grant if:

• You are a homeowner, private renter or social housing tenant
• Your property has an EPC rating of D, E, F or G
• You claim one of the following benefits as a pensioner:
  • Universal Credit (UC)
  • Housing Benefit
  • Pension Credit Guarantee Element

Don’t claim these benefits? You could still claim funding through ECO Flex if your home needs energy-efficient upgrades and you meet certain income or health criteria.

Let Grant Store help

If you think you’re eligible to claim under the ECO4 grant scheme, but not sure how to apply, give us a call today. We can help you check your eligibility and support you through the application process.

Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)

The other main energy grant you can apply for as a pensioner is the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

This government grant helps homeowners across England and Wales who want to replace their older, inefficient gas boilers with more sustainable heating systems, including:

• High-efficiency condensing gas boilers 
• Air source heat pumps 
• Ground source heat pumps

How much funding can you receive under the BUS?

The BUS scheme is here to help pensioners, and many homeowners offset the cost of installing a new boiler. The amount of grant funding you can receive under the BUS depends on the boiler you want:

• £7,500 for an air source heat pump
• £7,500 for a ground source heat pump
• £5,000 for a biomass boiler

Should I get a heat pump or a new boiler?

Heat pumps are handy devices that take and store heat energy from the air or ground, which is then transferred to your home’s heating system.

They’re an energy and cost-efficient way to heat your home, but they’re not always suitable for everyone’s home. For example, if your home is under-insulated, it might be harder to maintain a comfortable temperature.

In addition, ground-source heat pumps need a network of underground pipes to extract the heat from the ground, which you might not have access to or which could be expensive.

If either of these apply to you, a new, modern boiler is probably your best upgrade option.

Apply with Grant Store today!

If you think either of these grant schemes would be ideal for keeping you warmer at home, then get in touch with Grant Store today, and we’ll get you started on the application process to see if you qualify.

And if you do qualify, then guess what? We can also install your all-new heating solution! From insulation to central heating – and even solar panels – we have over fifty years of keeping homes warm across the country, so you can trust us to get the job done right.

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Get in touch to get started towards a warmer home with Grant Store today.