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What is ECO?

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Grants for Insulation and Heating

Through the Government’s Energy Company Obligations (ECO) scheme, you could get a grant to cover or contribute towards the cost of your home efficiency improvements.

ECO was launched in 2013 to help make energy saving measures, such as heating and insulation, affordable for householders. Every major Energy Company in the UK has been obligated to provide funding for installations that cut carbon emissions and consumer fuel bills.

YES Energy Solutions works in partnership with Energy Companies and has access to ECO funding.

Find out if we can improve the energy efficiency of your home today.

T: 01422 880100 (Office Hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Fri)

ECO Eligibility Criteria

There are various routes you may be eligible for funding through:

Help to Heat Group Eligibility

You may be eligible if you receive one of the following benefits:

Income based Jobseekers Allowance
Income related Employment and Support Allowance
Income Support
Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
Working Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit
Universal Credit
Housing Benefit
Pension Credit Savings Credit
Child benefit (thresholds apply)

Child benefit thresholds (before tax and National Insurance)

ECO4 Flex Eligibility

You may be eligible if you meet the conditions of one of the following routes:

Route 1 - Household income

Households with an EPC rating of D, E, F or G and with a gross household income of £31,000 or less.

Route 2 - Proxy targeting

Households living in EPC band E, F or G that meet a combination of two of the following (Proxies 1 & 3 cannot be used in combination with each other)

Proxy 1: Your home is in a Lower Super Output Area (LSOA 1-3)

Proxy 2: You receive a Council tax rebate based on low income

Proxy 3: You have been identified in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as living in a cold home

Proxy 4: You are receiving free school meals for low income

Proxy 5: You are supported by a local authority run scheme described as supporting low income and vulnerable households

Proxy 6: You have been referred to your local authority for support by your energy supplier or Citizens Advice due to struggling with the cost of energy bills

Proxy 7: You have been identified through supplier debt data

Route 3 - NHS Referral

You receive a referral through the NHS as you have been identified as low income/vulnerable and you have health conditions which could be impacted further by living in a cold home.

These health conditions may fall under one of the four umbrella conditions:

A cardiovascular condition
A respiratory disease
Limited mobility
Immunosuppression

You can be referred by:

An NHS foundation trust
An NHS Trust
A Local Health Board
A general medical practitioner provider

ECO Measures

The following measures can be funded through the ECO scheme for householders that meet eligibility criteria detailed above.

Measure	Homeowner	Private Renting Tenant	Social Housing Tenant
Loft Insulation	Yes	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E or above.	Yes Property must have and EPC in band E, F or G.
Room in roof insulation	Yes	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E or above.	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E, F or G.
Cavity wall insulation	Yes	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E or above.	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E, F or G.
External wall insulation	Yes	Yes Property must have an EPC in band G or above.	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E, F or G.
Underfloor insulation	Yes	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E or above.	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E, F or G.
Broken gas or oil boiler replacement	Yes The boiler must be broken or uneconomical to repair.	No	No
Broken electric storage heaters replacement	Yes 100% of storage heaters must be broken and uneconomical to repair.	No	No
Non broken boiler replacement (gas or oil)	Yes The install must be coupled with an insulation measure (excluding loft insulation).	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E or above. The install must be coupled with an insulation measure (excluding loft insulation).	No
Non broken electric storage heater replacement	Yes 100% of storage heaters must be deemed inefficient with a responsiveness rating of 0.2 or less. The install must be coupled with an insulation measure (excluding loft insulation).	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E or above. 100% of storage heaters must be deemed inefficient with a responsiveness rating of 0.2 or less. The install must be coupled with an insulation measure (excluding loft insulation).
First time central heating	Yes There must be no evidence of radiators in the property and any electric storage heaters must be broken/inefficient (responsiveness rating 0.2 or less) and uneconomical to repair.	Yes There must be no evidence of radiators in the property and any electric storage heaters must be broken/inefficient (responsiveness rating of 0.2 or less) and uneconomical to repair.	Yes Property must have an EPC in band E, F or G. There must be no evidence of radiators in the property and any electric storage heaters must be broken/inefficient (responsiveness rating of 0.2 or less) and uneconomical to repair.

Are you eligible for ECO funding?

YES Energy Solutions works directly with major Energy Companies and has contracts in place to draw down ECO funding for eligible customers. We can check to see if you qualify for any support.

Depending on your circumstances, your property and the energy saving measures you choose, we may find that we can access a grant to cover the majority of the cost of the work.

Get in touch to find out what ECO funding we currently have available.

T: 01422 880100 (office hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Fri)

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