Energy Saving GrantsAll energy suppliers offer their vunerable customers cheaper tariffs. These social tariffs provide cheaper energy and often other benefits such as free insulation. A summary of social tariffs currently available is provided by Consumerfocus together with the eligibility requirements for each supplier. The Energy suppliers are also obliged to offer a priority services register to its vulnerable customers. This includes consumers who have a disability, a visual or hearing impairment, long term ill health or over pensionable age. To find out about these services contact your existing energy supplier. If you require electricity for essential medical equipment including electric beds and hoists the supplier has to give you advance notice of any distruption to your supply. The Energy Saving Trust is a comprehensive website providing information on grants and energy saving tips for the whole of the UK. Divided into the four regional areas you can undertake an on-line search to find out what help you can get to to improve the energy efficiency of your home. It's easy to use as the search is made through your postcode. However, do remember to select your regional tab at the top of the page as schemes and condtions do vary around the country. The Government's Warm Front Scheme provides heating and insulation improvements to help make homes more energy efficient. Grants are available to people on certain income-related benefits who are living in properties that are either poorly insulated or do not have a working central heating system. Click here for the full eligibility criteria and to complete an on-line application form.
The Government have introduced a new scheme for the 2011/12 winter - the Warm Home Discount Scheme. It will run for four years. Under this scheme social tarrifs will be phased out and two separate groups will be offered a credit of £120 a year. The groups will include:
Pensioners in the first group will qualify automatically whereas the second group will need to apply for the credit. Eligibility for this group will vary between energy suppliers with some being more generous than others. All six big energy suppliers are taking part in the scheme - British Gas, Eon, N.Power, Scottish Power, Southern Energy, and EDF including some smaller suppliers, Atlantic, Equipower, Equigas, Manweb, M&S Energy, Sainsbury's Energy, Scottish Gas, Scottish Hydro, SSE, Swalec and Utility Warehouse. It is recommended that you check with your supplier as soon as possible. See Also.... Check out the other pages……. Grants for Housing - General Grants Return from Energy Saving Grants to Grants for Housing
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