You can apply for a grant if you live in a property that is expensive to heat, or if you or somebody living with you are vulnerable to cold. Funding could be available if you are considered a vulnerable household and receive at least one of the following benefits:
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support (IS)
- Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
- Working Tax Credit (WTC)
- Child Tax Credits (CTC)
- Universal Credit (UC)
- Housing Benefit (new eligible benefit under ECO4)
- Pension Credit Savings Credit (new eligible benefit under ECO4)
Additionally, low income households could also be eligible, as can those whose homes have poor energy efficiency EPC ratings. This is a change from previous schemes where having to be in receipt of government benefits meant that many households were excluded from funding.