Energy Efficiency Discount Schemes
Warmth for 1000: Elmbridge Borough Council has teamed up with Climate Energy who are the Managing Agents for the Surrey and Hants Scheme to promote and deliver energy efficiency measures across the Borough. The Scheme covers loft and cavity wall insulation, and may assist with other insulation measures such as internal and external wall insulation and wood fuel boilers for householders not connected to gas. Please call 0800 980 0902 for more information.
Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre: - Additional free and impartial advice on energy efficiency, smart driving and renewable technologies (such as solar panels) is available from the local Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre. Call 0800 512 012 for details.
Complete a Home Energy Check and save around £270 a year: Saving energy reduces carbon dioxide emissions, one of the main greenhouse gases contributing to climate change. Find out how you can save energy and money by requesting a free home energy check. By completing a short questionnaire you with be sent a personalised report for your property from the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre showing you how you can save around £270 a year. For those with INTERNET access, the free energy check can also be accessed on line at the |Energy Saving Trust website.
Warm Front Grants: If you own your own home or rent it from a private landlord, you may be eligible for a grant of up to £3,500 (or £6,000 if oil central heating is involved) under the Warm Front Scheme. Grants cover loft and cavity-wall insulation, draught-proofing, hot-water-tank insulation, low energy light-bulbs, gas, electric or oil central heating and glass fronted fires. Applicants meeting the following criteria may be eligible for a Warm Front Grant:
1. Householders aged 60 or over in receipt of one or more means-tested benefits.
2. Householders with a child under 16, or pregnant women with maternity certificate MAT-B1, in receipt of one or more means-tested benefits.
3. Any other householder in receipt of one or more means-tested benefits or disability benefits.
Please call 0800 316 6011 to apply for a Warm Front Grant.
Energy Efficiency Grants: Grants of up to £1,000 are offered by the Council in addition to the national grant programmes such as Warm Front. Applicants will be expected to apply for the national grants initially, where they are eligible. In consultation with the Private Sector Housing Manager, grants can be provided for cavity wall insulation, loft insulation, condensing boilers or any other measures that are considered appropriate to provide adequate insulation. Please contact |Private Sector Housing for more information.
Utility Companies: Check with your gas and electricity supplier as to whether they operate a home insulation scheme. British Gas operates a scheme for their customers. Call 0845 605 2535 or 0845 971 7731 or visit the |British Gas website for details. EDF Energy manages a home insulation scheme even if you are not an existing customer of theirs. To find out more, visit the |EDF Energy website and follow the links for Energy for your Home and Advice on Being Green or call 0800 096 9966 for more details.
Replacement boilers: If you receive a means tested benefit and meet certain other criteria, you may qualify for a Home Repair Grant to replace your boiler. Please contact Care and Repair Elmbridge on 01372 474645 or Private Sector Housing on 01372 474625 for further details. Even if you don't receive a benefit, you should contact your fuel supplier to enquire about any offers for new boilers. Warm Front (see above) may also be able to provide assistance (n.b. boiler must be inoperable/condemned) - please call 0800 316 2802. Warm Front also run a £300 Heating Rebate Scheme for people aged over 60. Call 0800 316 6012. Also contact the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre for discounted boiler schemes. Call 0800 512 012 for details or if you have INTERNET access, visit the |Energy Saving Trust website.
Renewable Energy Discounted Packages - Discounted packages are available for a range of technologies including wood fired (biomass) boilers, solar panels, heat pumps and wind turbines. More details are available from the Energy Saving Trust website or call 0800 512 012 for details. For those with INTERNET access, visit the |Sun Rise website. Energy Smart is another organisation that offers discounted solar hot water equipment or condensing boilers. Visit the |Energy Smart website or call 0845 230 3320 for information.
Home Trust Loans: Elmbridge Borough Council in partnership with |South Coast Money Line can offer financial assistance towards meeting the cost of certain energy efficiency measures. Please contact Private Sector Housing on 01372 474625 for more information.
For independent advice on gas and electricity suppliers, visit the |Consumer Direct website.
Please note that from 1/10/2008, Energywatch has merged with Postwatch and the National Consumer Council to form |Consumer Focus, the new champion for consumers' interests in England, Scotland, Wales and for post, Northern Ireland.
To request further information or make a complaint, Consumer Focus can be contacted on telephone number 08459 06 07 08. Consumers should, however, give their energy supplier an opportunity to resolve the problem before Consumer Focus can take up a complaint.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the high demand for loft and cavity wall insulation, please expect to go onto a waiting list when you apply for home insulation.
Note 1: These grants regrettably are not available to people under social landlord tenancies (such as a local authority or housing association).
