GRANTS
Winter Fuel Payments
The Government again plan to make Winter Fuel Payments this winter. The majority of payments are made automatically and are paid over a number of weeks from mid-November. All automatic payments should have been made by Christmas.
Further information on the grants 2007/2008 is available on the website
Warm Front (England)
Warm Front provides grants of up to £2,700 for heating and insulation measures in low income and other vulnerable households. The maximum grant for an oil central heating system is £4,000. Grants are available to owner occupiers and people who rent their homes from a private landlord. To qualify householders must:
- be in receipt of designated income related benefit or tax credit and have a child under 16, or
- be in receipt of a designated disability related benefit or Disabled Person's Tax Credit, or
- be aged 60 years or over and in receipt of an income related benefit.
Grants are also available to women who are in receipt of a maternity certificate (MATB 1) as well as a designated income related benefit (or their spouses).
The national telephone number for Warm Front in England is Freephone 0800 952 0600
Recent changes include:
1) Central heating measures are available for all eligible clients (not just over 60's).
2) Eligible customers not connected to mains gas may qualify for oil central heating.
3) Clients who have previously received a grant from the Warm Front programme can
re-apply to the Scheme Manager. However, they will not receive the same measure
again. They will have a new balance, minus the value of all works previously completed
under Warm Front.
For further information contact the designated Scheme Manager:
Eaga for enquiries from the West Midlands, South West, London, South East, North West and North East: Freephone 0800 316 6011 or Freephone Minicom 0800 072 0156. http://www.warmfront.co.uk/
The Warm Deal in Scotland provides grants of up to £500 for energy efficiency measures and energy advice for those in receipt of one of a range of benefits. A lower level of grant can be claimed by householders aged 60 and over who do not receive these benefits. For more details click here
The Central Heating Programme (Scotland)
The Central Heating Programme provides a central heating system, insulation measures, energy advice and an optional benefits check to people aged 60 and over and to tenants of local authorities and housing associations. Claimants must live in a home without central heating or where the existing system is broken and beyond repair.
HEES in Wales provides grants of up to £1,500 for energy efficiency measures and energy advice for those in receipt of one of a range of benefits who have a child under 16.
HEES Plus offers grants of up to £2,700 for heating and insulation improvements to householders who are 60 or over and to lone parents with a child under the age of 16. In both cases claimants must be in receipt of one of a range of benefits. A lower level of grant can be claimed by householders aged 60 and over who do not receive a qualifying benefit. For more details contact HEES Wales: Freephone 0800 316 2815 or Freephone Minicom 0800 072 0156.
The Warm Homes Scheme offers grants of up to £850 for insulation and heating improvements for owner occupiers and those who rent their homes from a private landlord. Claimants must receive one of a range of benefit payments and have a child under 16.
The Warm Homes Plus Scheme offers grants of up to £4,300 for an enhanced package of heating and insulation measures, including central heating. Claimants must be aged 60 and over and be owner occupiers or tenants of a private landlord. For further information contact Eaga Partnership: Freephone 0800 181 667 or Minicom 019 1233 1054 Reviewed: 19/10/2007 |
