Residents Encouraged To Apply for Green Homes Grant
You could get up to £10,000 to help you save money on energy bills
Improved insulation could be paid for by the scheme
Residents of Hammersmith & Fulham are being encouraged to consider applying for a Green Home Grant to make home improvements to reduce their energy bills.
Those living in the coldest and least efficient properties may be eligible for up to grant funding to install energy efficiency measures. These include insulation, smart heating controls and low carbon heating systems.
Gas boiler repairs and replacements are not included. These may be completed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO).
To be eligible, your home must have an energy rating of D, E, F or G and you must have a total annual household income of £30,000 (including benefits) or less OR up to £20,000 after housing costs.
Landlords can also apply for the grant on behalf of tenants who meet the eligibility criteria. If you aren’t eligible, the council is also offering 100 free home improvement plans.
Once the work is agree it will be carried out by the council’s supplier network with no direct payment made to the householder.
“This scheme forms part of the work the council is doing to help those struggling with rising energy bills,” said Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member for Environment. “Making homes more energy efficient will also help us to tackle the climate emergency and meet our net-zero goals by 2030.”
You can apply online here, or call 0808 196 8255 to apply. The council will then confirm your eligibility by asking a few questions on your income, benefits and household.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |
Jacob Phillips - Local Democracy Reporter
March 28, 2022