Sources of funding to help you cut fuel bills, make you home warmer and tackle climate change, March 2022

Warm Home Discount Scheme: £140 off energy bills (from UK Government, via energy suppliers) for those on low income or in receipt of the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit.  www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme

Flexible Home Improvement Loan (FHIL): a loan for homeowners aged 60+ to improve the warmth, comfort, condition, safety or security of their homes.  See www.fhil.org/

Winter Fuel Payment: get between £100 to £300 to help you pay your heating bills if you born before 26 September 1955 https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payment

Green Homes Grant (“LAD 3”):  Larger scale energy efficiency grants, available across Oxfordshire, of up to £10,000 for cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, underfloor insulation, solar PV etc. Must be low income (e.g., household income under £30k) and have low EPC (E-, F- or G-rated). Apply through Better Housing, Better Health: 0800 107 0044 bhbh@net.org.uk www.bhbh.org.uk

Free Home Energy Visits: For vulnerable households across Oxfordshire. A trained energy advisor will visit your home to provide personalised advice on your energy usage and will assess your property for grants listed on here. They will run through an assessment questionnaire to assess you for these and other onward support options. Available through Better Housing, Better Health: 0800 107 0044 bhbh@net.org.uk www.bhbh.org.uk

Grants via Better Housing Better Health: Grants of up to £2,500 for energy efficiency improvements in your home, for those eligible. You may be able to get a free or part-funded:

• Boiler replacement
• Loft or cavity wall insulation
• Small energy efficiency repairs such as radiator foil, draught proofing and LED bulbs (via LEAP project)

Contact Better Housing, Better Health: 0800 107 0044 bhbh@net.org.uk www.bhbh.org.uk

Most of these district grants are covered under the ‘Grants via Better Housing Better Health’ listing above, but here is some more detail:

Essential Repair Grant: a means tested grant, to help owner-occupiers on low incomes carry out essential repairs to their homes up to the maximum value of £5,000. Residency 3+ years.  See www.oxford.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/4044/repairs_and_assistance_leaflet.pdf

Winter Warmth Grant: discounted insulation and boiler installations for vulnerable owner occupiers who can’t afford to pay or those on certain benefits. www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20115/home_improvement_agency/1194/winter_warmth_grant

Small repairs service: low-cost repairs covering small plumbing, electrical and basic household repairs such as thermostatic radiator valves, lagging pipework, hot-water cylinder insulation and draught exclusion for homeowners and private tenants who are aged 55+, suffering from a long-term health condition or who are registered disabled. www.oxford.gov.uk/downloads/file/4045/small_repairs_service_leaflet

Most of these district grants are covered under the ‘Grants via Better Housing Better Health’ listing above, but here is some more detail:

Essential Repair Grant: Small grants (up to £10,000) available to improve
the warmth, comfort, condition, safety or security of homes.  Eligibility includes three-years residency and being in receipt of either a passporting benefit, or have no financial contribution following a Disabilities Facilities Grant means test. The proposed works are not covered under any insurance claim.  If eligible for FHIL, that must be used instead.

Fuel Poverty Grant: administered by the National Energy Foundation (NEF), to provide grants of up to £1,000 for essential energy saving repairs and improvements to homes with a specific focus upon energy efficiency and energy saving measures. Contact Better Homes, Better Health: 0800 107 0044 bhbh@net.org.uk www.bhbh.org.uk

Warm Homes Grant: discretionary grant, of up to £1000, that may be available to ‘top up’ the Fuel Poverty Grant.  Available to homeowners and private tenants who meet the eligibility requirements of the Fuel Poverty Grant, but where the costs of
energy efficiency, energy saving measures or essential energy saving repairs exceeds the Fuel Poverty Grant maximum of £1000.