Energy efficiency schemes

Do you:

• Own your own home?
• Have a long-term or chronic health condition made much worse by living in a cold home?
• Get a qualifying benefit or have a low household income?

If you can answer yes to these questions you may be able to apply for this funding.

Criteria

You or someone you live with suffers from one of these conditions:

• Atrial fibrillation (AF) - heart flutter.
• Angina/Coronary heart disease (CHD).
• Heart failure.
• High blood pressure - hypertension.
• Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) - swollen arteries in legs.
• A transient ischaemic attack (TIA) - mini stroke.
• Severe Asthma.
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
• Rheumatoid arthritis.
• Osteoporosis/brittle bones.
• Diabetes.
• Cancer.

Note: You will need to provide a letter from your GP surgery or Practice/District Nurse. This is to confirm your health condition and that it is made worse by living in the cold. The GP/Practice/District Nurse must determine this.

• These letters may be chargeable.
• GP surgeries can take up to six weeks to do a letter.

Grants of up to 50% (maximum £5,000) are available for the cost of heating and insulation. Work that can be carried out with this grant includes:

• A new gas central heating boiler, if the existing boiler cannot be repaired.
• A new gas central heating system, for properties on electric heating or solid fuel.
• Standard loft and cavity wall insulation.
• Non-standard insulation, such as solid wall insulation or polyurethane foam.

You will qualify for the scheme if you are:

• Over 18, suffer from one of the above conditions and:
  • earn up to £36,000 per year;
  • and have up to £6,000 in savings.
• Under 20, suffer from one of the above conditions and in full time education.

Contact us

• Phone: 01422 392199.
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Who the scheme is for

• Owner occupiers with saving up to £6,000 only:
  • who have a gross household income less than £36, 000 per year, which includes benefits and any earnings;
  • or who are in receipt of a qualifying means tested benefit.

Qualifying benefits:

• Council Tax Support or Reduction. (Note: This does not include single person occupancy discount.)
• Housing Benefit.
• Income Support.
• Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance.
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance.
• Pension Credit.
• Social Fund - Sure Start Maternity Grant and Funeral Payment.
• Tax Credits - Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit.
• Universal Credit.

What the scheme can cover

Small boiler repairs:

• £750 maximum. (This does not apply for residents who have already had a small boiler repair through Calderdale Council.)

One-off gas boiler safety check and/or service:

• £750 maximum. (This does not apply for residents who have already had a safety check and/or service through Calderdale Council.)

Boiler replacement:

• £750 towards the cost of a new boiler completed by a CMBC approved contractor. (This does not fund enabling works.)

Standard Loft Insulation:

• £2,000 maximum. (This does not fund enabling works.)

Cavity Wall Insulation PAS2035 (fibre or polybead):

• £2,500 maximum. (This does not fund enabling works.)

Boiler thermostat and heating controls:

• £400 maximum. (This does not fund Thermostatic Radiator Valves.)

Temporary heaters:

• These can be loaned out If your boiler breaks down and are to be returned.

Enabling works

This is other work that needs to be done to complete an improvement, such as:

• A repair on a roof.
• Move items in and out of a loft.
• Replace gas pipes.