Grants and funded schemes

Grants for your home, checked in 60 seconds

ECO4, Warm Homes and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme can pay towards insulation, heat pumps and solar, depending on eligibility. Our checker uses each scheme's current rules and tells you plainly whether you're likely, possibly or not eligible.

Check my eligibility ECO4 closes 31 December

ECO4 closes 31 December 2026

73days left to apply and install

Schemes open now

Funding depends on eligibility, confirmed by evidence and by the funder or council.

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Before we start

What type of property is it?

Funding, and the measures it can pay for, depend on the type of home.

Schemes open now

Every live scheme, in one place

Each scheme switches off automatically on its closing date. The checker only ever shows schemes that are open today.

Closes in 73 days

ECO4 (Energy Company Obligation)

Low-income and vulnerable households; homes rated EPC D–G (owner-occupied) or E–G (private rented)

Pays for: Loft, cavity, room-in-roof, internal and external wall, floor insulation; heat pumps, first-time central heating, solar PV with electric heating, smart controls
Amount: Up to fully funded; paid by energy suppliers per measure

Open

Warm Homes: Local Grant

England. Low-income households (income or benefits criteria set by the scheme) in homes below EPC C; owner-occupiers and private tenants

Pays for: Insulation, solar PV, batteries, heat pumps, smart controls
Amount: Grant via local councils (£960m nationally in 2026/27)

Details due later in 2026

Warm Homes Plan consumer loans

Homeowners across Great Britain, phased rollout

Pays for: Solar PV, batteries, heat pumps (can combine with BUS)
Amount: Low- and zero-interest loans (initial £2bn)

Open

Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)

Homeowners, landlords, small businesses in England and Wales replacing fossil-fuel or electric heating

Pays for: Air or ground source heat pumps; air-to-air heat pumps; heat batteries; biomass (rural only)
Amount: £7,500 heat pumps; £2,500 air-to-air and heat batteries; £5,000 biomass

Open

Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund

Social landlords and housing associations (EPC D–G stock)

Pays for: Whole-house retrofit
Amount: Landlord-led bids

Open until 31 March 2027

0% VAT on energy-saving materials

All homes in Great Britain

Pays for: Insulation, solar, batteries, heat pumps, controls (not windows and doors)
Amount: Saves 20% VAT

Open

Smart Export Guarantee

Homes with MCS-certified solar or batteries

Pays for: Payment for exported electricity
Amount: Supplier tariff per kWh

Open

Local and regional schemes

Varies by council and region (London boroughs, Surrey, Kent)

Pays for: Varies
Amount: Varies

Amounts and funding depend on eligibility, which is confirmed by evidence and by the funder or council. Scheme rules change often; we update this page and the checker when they do.

How funded jobs work

From checker result to a funded install

Funded work follows a set process, so the funder can check every step. We manage it with you and keep you updated at each stage.

1
Eligibility confirmed
We check your evidence — a benefit letter, council declaration or EPC — and the funder or council confirms you qualify.
2
Retrofit assessment
A PAS 2035 retrofit assessor visits to survey your home and record its condition and energy use.
3
Coordinator plan
A retrofit coordinator agrees a medium-term improvement plan, so measures go in the right order.
4
Install
Insulation first, then heating. Installs must be complete before the scheme's deadline.
5
Lodgement
The work is lodged with TrustMark, and a new EPC records the improvement.
6
Funder audit
The funder checks the evidence pack, including photos and declarations.
7
Paid
The funder pays for the funded measures. Any cost to you is agreed in writing before work starts.

Funded schemes need specific certifications for each measure. Where LINX isn't certified for a measure, the work is delivered through an approved ECO installer or funder partner, and we'll tell you who before anything starts.

Not eligible?

You can still save

Nobody leaves the checker empty-handed. Energy-saving materials are zero-rated for VAT, and our Instant Quote Builder shows a price range in under two minutes.

0% VAT on energy-saving materials

Insulation, solar panels, batteries and heat pumps installed in homes in Great Britain are zero-rated for VAT until 31 March 2027. Windows and doors are not included.

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Landlords: EPC C by October 2030Private rented homes must reach EPC C by October 2030, with a £10,000 cost cap per property. Get a costed route to C for every home.Landlord EPC C guide Council and housing association tenantsSocial housing is improved through landlord-led funding such as the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund. Ask your landlord whether your home is in their programme.For housing associations Blocks of flats and commercial buildingsWhole-building funding is arranged with the freeholder, managing agent or housing association. Our commercial team handles these projects.Blocks of flats

Honest about grants

Straight answers, no pressure

Grant work attracts scams, so we keep it simple: plain results, evidence before promises, and no unsolicited calls.

Results only say likely, possibly or not eligible. The funder or council confirms eligibility from your evidence.
Benefit, income and health answers are encrypted, used only to check eligibility and deleted after 90 days.
We only call when you ask us to. Questions? Call 020 8914 7824.

Protect yourself from grant scams

Never pay upfront for grant-funded work. If anything isn't covered, you'll see the cost in writing before work starts.
We never cold call or knock on doors about grants. You only hear from us after you ask.
Check any installer on the TrustMark register before you agree to funded work.
Be wary of anyone promising funding before seeing evidence. Eligibility is confirmed by evidence and by the funder or council.

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Questions

Grants: common questions

How does the grant checker work?

You answer nine short questions about your home, who lives there and how it's heated. The checker compares your answers with the current rules for each live scheme and tells you, scheme by scheme, whether you're likely, possibly or not eligible, and what each could pay for. It takes about 60 seconds.

Is the checker result final?

No. Results only ever say likely, possibly or not eligible. Final eligibility is confirmed by your evidence, such as a benefit letter or EPC, and by the funder or council.

Is grant-funded work free?

Some schemes, such as ECO4, can cover the full cost of funded measures, depending on eligibility. Others pay a fixed amount, like the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. If any part isn't covered, you'll see the cost in writing before anything starts.

Why do you ask about benefits, income and health?

Because the schemes do. ECO4's benefits route depends on means-tested benefits, Warm Homes: Local Grant and council routes use household income, and councils can help households where someone has a health condition made worse by the cold. We only ask yes or no, never details.

How do you look after my answers?

Your answers stay on your device until you choose to send them. If you do, benefit, income and health answers are encrypted, used only to check eligibility, and deleted after 90 days, or sooner if you ask. They are never used for marketing.

What if I'm not eligible?

You can still save. Insulation, solar panels, batteries and heat pumps are zero-rated for VAT in Great Britain until 31 March 2027, and our Instant Quote Builder shows a price range in under two minutes.

Do you cold call about grants?

No. We never cold call or knock on doors about grants. If someone contacts you out of the blue offering grant-funded work, don't pay anything upfront and check them on the TrustMark register.

Who installs funded work?

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Know what you want? Get a price as well

Grants and 0% VAT are applied where they fit. See a price range for insulation, heat pumps or solar in under two minutes.

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