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Hur kvalificerar jag mig för ECO3 -finansiering? Det finns två sätt att kvalificera sig för ECO3 -finansiering. ​ Fördelar LA Flex ​ Om du får en kvalificerad förmån använder vi detta för att få tillgång till finansiering för uppvärmning och/eller isolering. För dem som inte erhåller en kvalificerad förmån kan vi kontrollera dina lokala myndigheters flexibla behörighetskriterier (LA Flex) för att se om du kan få tillgång till finansiering via denna rutt. Om du kvalificerar dig via LA Flex kommer vi att ringa dig för att ge råd om vad nästa steg är. Fördelar Om du eller någon som bor i ditt hem får något av följande kan du få ECO3 -finansiering: DWP -administrerade fördelar; Skattelättnader Inkomstrelaterat anställningsstöd Inkomstbaserade arbetssökandestöd Inkomststöd Pensionskredit Universell kredit Handikappbidrag Personlig självständighetsbetalning Närvarotillägg Vårdnadsersättning Allvarligt handikappersättning Industriella skador Handikappförmåner ​ Justitiedepartementets förmåner; ​ Krigspension Mobilitetstillägg, konstant närvaroersättning Försvarsmaktens oberoende betalning ​ Övrig: ​ Barn förmån; det finns kvalificerade maxgränser: ​ Ensamstående (barn upp till 18 år) ​ 1 barn - £ 18 500 2 barn - 23 000 pund 3 barn - £ 27 500 4+ barn 32 000 pund ​ Bor i ett par (barn upp till 18 år) ​ 1 barn - 25 500 pund 2 barn - 30 000 pund 3 barn - £ 34 500 4+ barn 39 000 pund LA FLEX Du kan kvalificera dig under LA Flex på två sätt. Din hushållsinkomst ligger under ett bestämt belopp (detta varierar mellan lokala myndigheter) och att din fastighet är betygsatt E, F eller G på den senaste EPC . Om du inte har en EPC finns det frågor som du måste svara på för att se om du är kvalificerad. Det andra sättet är att om du eller någon i ditt hushåll har ett långsiktigt hälsotillstånd eller klassas som sårbara för kyla på grund av ålder eller omständighet. ​​ Hälsotillstånd: ​ Kardiovaskulärt tillstånd Andningstillstånd Neurologiskt tillstånd Psykisk hälsa Fysisk funktionsnedsättning som har en väsentlig eller långsiktig effekt på din förmåga att utföra normala dagliga aktiviteter Dödlig sjukdom Undertryckt immunförsvar ​ Sårbar på grund av ålder eller omständighet ​ Minimiåldern kan variera men den är vanligtvis över 65 Graviditet Har beroende barn under 5 år ​ Viktigt: Varje lokal myndighet kan ha olika regler kring behörighet; särskilt kring vad som anses vara en "låg inkomst". När vi har mottagit ditt behörighetsformulär kommer vi att kontrollera kvalificeringskriterierna och diskutera detta under vårt uppföljningssamtal. ​ ​ Ansök om finansiering

Vad kan jag ha installerat enligt ECO3 -schemat? Vi har listat uppvärmningsersättningen, värmeuppgraderingarna och isoleringen som du kan ha installerat under ECO3 -schemat. ​ Du kan få isolering installerad vid sidan av uppvärmning och så när vi kontaktar dig ger vi dig en fullständig bild av vad vi tror att du kunde ha installerat. När du har genomfört undersökningen kommer detta att bekräftas med dig. Insulation available under the ECO4 scheme Measure Type Homeowner Private Tenant Social Housing Tenant Cavity Wall Insulation Yes Yes - If installed alongside First Time Central Heating or Renewable Heating Yes External Wall Insulation Yes Yes Yes Flat Roof Insulation Yes Yes Yes Internal Wall Insulation Yes Yes Yes Loft Insulation Yes Yes - If installed alongside First Time Central Heating or Renewable Heating Yes Room in Roof Insulation Yes Yes - If installed alongside First Time Central Heating or Renewable Heating Yes Underfloor Insulation Yes Yes Yes Heating upgrades available under the ECO4 scheme Measure Type Homeowner Private Tenant Social Housing Tenant Air Source Heat Pump Yes Yes Yes Electric Storage Heater & Solar PV Yes Yes Yes Electric Storage Heater Upgrade Yes No No First Time Central Heating (Gas) Yes Yes Yes First Time Central Heating (Air Source Heat Pump) Yes Yes Yes Non- Condensing Gas Boiler Upgrade Yes No No Solar PV Yes Yes Yes Apply for Funding

First Time Central Heating If you currently live in a property that does not have a central heating system, you will be paying more to heat your home than a property with a central heating system. ​ Below are some examples of properties that would be considered to have no central heating system present. ​ Electric room heaters, including direct acting room heaters, fan heaters and inefficient electric storage heaters Gas room heaters Gas fire with back boiler Solid fossil fuel fire with back boiler Direct electric underfloor or ceiling heating (not connected to an electric boiler) Bottled LPG room heating Solid fossil fuel room heaters Wood/biomass room heating Oil room heater No heating at all ​ With the push towards renewable heating, it may become more difficult in the future to have a gas supply fitted at your property. It is certainly the case with heating grants as if you want gas central heating, you must live in a property that has an existing gas supply and meter that has never had central heating installed. ​ ​ The following may be installed as FTCH: ​ Gas Boiler ​Biomass Boiler​ Air Source Heat Pump Ground Source Heat Pump ​ ​ Bill savings and things to be aware of: ​ The exact savings depend on what the pre-main heating system was and what has now been installed. This makes it difficult to give a fair bill saving. All properties must have loft or room in roof insulation and cavity or solid wall insulation (if able to be installed) either already present or installed before Gas First Time Central Heating is completed to access ECO4 funding for First Time Central Heating. Grant funding is available that can cover the full cost of installation (qualifying criteria apply). ​ To check if you are eligible under the ECO4 scheme, please click the button below and complete the online form. Apply for Funding

ECO3 -schema ECO -systemet inrättades med avsikt att hjälpa utsatta hushåll med de lägsta inkomsterna att förbättra sin energieffektivitet och minska sina energiräkningar. ​ Finansiering för systemet kommer direkt från allas energiräkningar i form av en grön skatt. Enligt ECO måste medelstora och stora energileverantörer finansiera installationen av energieffektivitetsåtgärder i brittiska (England, Skottland och Wales) hushåll. ​ Varje obligatorisk leverantör har ett övergripande mål som baseras på dess andel av den inhemska energimarknaden. ​ I oktober 2018 lanserade regeringen den senaste versionen av ECO -systemet, 'ECO3', och det innehåller nu ännu fler fördelar - vilket innebär att fler människor än någonsin kan vara kvalificerade. ​ Systemet Energy Company Obligation (ECO) är ett statligt stödt system som administreras av OFGEM. ​ De tillgängliga bidragen kan täcka kostnaden eller kraftigt subventionera kvalificerade uppvärmningstyper och/eller isolering i hem i England, Wales och Skottland. Stil och typ av din fastighet du bor i används för att beräkna hur mycket pengar du kan få via ECO, liksom bränslet som värmer hemmet. ​ Finansieringsbeloppet är förutbestämt och om detta inte helt täcker kostnaden för din valda installation kan du bli ombedd att bidra med detta. Ansök om finansiering

Internal Wall Insulation About 35% of all heat loss from UK homes is due to un-insulated external walls. Internal wall insulation is perfect for solid wall homes where you can't alter the outside of the property. ​ If your home was built before 1920 there is a strong likelihood that your property has solid walls. ​ You can check your wall type by looking at your brick pattern.​ If some of the bricks are laid with the square end facing, the wall is likely to be solid. If the wall is stone, it is likely to be solid. ​ Internal wall insulation is installed on a room by room basis and is applied to all exterior walls. Polyisocyanurate Insulated (PIR) plaster boards are usually used creating a dry-lined, insulated internal wall. The internal walls are then plastered to leave a smooth and clean surface for redecoration. ​ Bill savings and things to be aware of: ​ Can save between £195-£650 a year on your fuel bills depending on property size (Figures from the Energy Saving Trust and assume property is a gas heated home and sized between a sma ll flat to a large detached home). Not only will this make your house warmer in winter but it will also save you money by slowing the loss of heat through un-insulated walls.​ It will slightly reduce the floor area of any rooms which it is applied (roughly about 100mm per wall) Can be quite disruptive to install and does require the removal and re-fixing of items such as switches and radiators. Any issues with penetrating or rising damp must be rectified before install can commence. Grant funding is available that can cover the full cost of installation (qualifying criteria apply). ​ To check if you are eligible under the ECO4 scheme, please click the button below and complete the online form. ​ Apply for Funding

Electric Storage Heaters Electric Storage heaters or night storage heaters as they are sometimes called, charge up at night by taking advantage of off-peak electricity rates on Economy 7 & 10 tariffs. Once charged they release their heat during the day. Storage heaters have ceramic or clay bricks in side them which heat up overnight and then this heat is released gradually during the day. ​ Most storage heaters are wall-mounted and will have 2 dials on the top; one for input and the other for output. Newer models will also have digital displays . ​ To operate storage heaters you must set the input in the evening to the expected heat release of the next day. If it is not particularly cold then there is no need to set to maximum as this would waste energy. Most storage heaters will only charge at night time so they can take advantage of the cheaper electricity but some do have a 'boost' button but this would use the more expensive 'day' rate. ​ The output dial is used to regulate how quick the heat is released by the storage heaters, the higher the setting the quicker the heat is released. ​ Modern Storage heaters ​ The latest Electric Storage heaters are much improved on the previous models and can have significant savings on older models. The new modern High heat retention Electric Storage heaters are also smaller and more compact that the older models and you can also purchase 'Solar enabled' Storage heaters that also take advantage of Solar PV during the day. ​ It is possible to have Electric Storage heaters installed under the ECO4 scheme if you own your home and you have older heaters present or if you have no heating, electric room heaters or old electric storage heaters & have Solar PV installed as well then they can be installed in owner occupied or rented properties. ​ To check if you are eligible under the ECO4 scheme, please click the button below and complete the online form. Apply for Funding

Cavity Wall Insulation About 35% of all heat loss from UK homes is due to un-insulated external walls. If your home was built after the 1930s, the chances are that its external walls are made of two ‘skins’ with a small gap between them. This means they are ‘cavity walls’ and the gap between them can be filled with insulating material to stop the warmth escaping to the outside. ​ A cavity wall can be filled with an insulating material by injecting beads into the wall. This restricts any warmth passing through the wall, reducing the money you spend on heating. ​ You can check your wall type by looking at your brick pattern. If the bricks have an even pattern and are laid lengthways, then the wall is likely to have a cavity. If some of the bricks are laid with the square end facing, the wall is likely to be solid. If the wall is stone, it is likely to be solid. ​ If your home was built within the last 25 years it is likely to been already insulated or possibly partially insulated. The surveyor can check this with a borescope inspection. Bill savings and things to be aware of: ​ Can save between £145-£480 a year on your fuel bills depending on property size (Figures from the Energy Saving Trust and assume property is a gas heated home and sized between a flat to a detached home). Walls are normally drilled and then filled from the outside, which minimises disruption and mess. Can be completed in a few hours. Grant funding is available that can cover the full cost of installation (qualifying criteria apply). ​ To check if you are eligible under the ECO4 scheme, please click the button below and complete the online form. ​ Apply for Funding

Flat Roof Insulation A fl at roof is any roof space in your home with a pitch of less than 10 degrees. They are very easy to spot and as they don't usually have a loft space, they wont have a loft hatch. ​ F lat roofs being added to properties were popular in properties built between the 1950's - 1970's and if your flat roof is from this period, it is extremely unlikely to be insulated and if it is, it wont be up to todays standards. If your flat roof is uninsulated, it will mean that in winter, warm air will easily escape from any heated rooms through the flat roof, leaving the room cold and uninviting. ​ If you have recently had the membrane replaced if for example you had a leak, then it is unlikely that insulation was added, unless you specifically asked for it. ​ There are 2 ways to insulate your flat roof: ​ Warm Roof: ​ This involves adding rigid insulation board on to the roof from the outside and then coving with a waterproof membrane. This is the best way to insulate a flat roof as there are no condensation issues to contend with. Cold Roof: ​ This is the most common way that most households have their flat roofs insulated. It involves placing the insulation material between the joists spaces the support the roof. This can only be added if there is a gap of at least 50mm between the roof and the insulation to allow for air flow. ​ If you have very shallow joists then this is not recommended. As most heat is lost through uninsulated roof spaces, if you do have your flat roof insulated you can expect similar savings to insulating your loft depending on how much of your property the flat roof covers. ​ To check if you are eligible under the ECO4 scheme, please click the button below and complete the online form. Apply for Funding

Underfloor Insulation When thinking of areas in your home that need insulation, under the floor is not usually the first on the list. However homes with crawl spaces under the downstairs floor can benefit from underfloor insulation. ​ If you live in an older property you may have suspended timber floors. If you experience cold air coming through the floorboards, underfloor insulation will help to keep the property warm in the winter by preventing heat loss, plus it will also help to keep it cool in the warmer months. Underfloor insulation eliminates drafts that may enter via the gaps between the floorboards and ground, making you feel warmer. ​ It is important to NEVER block up air bricks in your wall. They are needed to help ventilate the space under your floor and to stop your floor board rotting. ​ Bill savings and things to be aware of: ​ Can save between £50 -£130 a year on your fuel bills depending on property size (Figures from the Energy Saving Trust and assume property is a gas heated home and sized between a Mid-terrace house to a detached home ). Will need to lift the floor boards to fit the insulation. Grant funding is available that can cover the full cost of installation (qualifying criteria apply). ​ To check if you are eligible under the ECO4 scheme, please click the button below and complete the online form. ​ Apply for Funding

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Room in Roof Insulation Up to 25% of heat loss in a home can be attributed to an un-insulated roof space. ​ ​ A room-in-roof or attic room is simply defined by the presence of a fixed staircase to access the room and there should be a window Many older properties that were originally built with loft room space or 'room-in-roof' were either not insulated at all or insulated using inadequate materials and techniques when compared to today's building regulations. . ​ By using the latest insulation materials and methods, insulating existing attic rooms means that you can still use the roof space for storage or additional room space if needed while still trapping heat in the property and rooms below. ​ Bill savings and things to be aware of: ​ Can save between £500-£690 a year on your fuel bills depending on property size (Figures from the Energy Saving Trust and assume property is a gas heated home and sized between a Mid-terrace house to a detached home). Grant funding is available that can cover the full cost of installation (qualifying criteria apply). ​ To check if you are eligible under the ECO4 scheme, please click the button below and complete the online form. ​ Apply for Funding