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The Warmer Homes Scheme in Northampton, Northamptonshire
An OverviewThe Warmer Homes Scheme launches in Northampton, Northamptonshire on 1st April 2025, offering residents a vital opportunity to improve their home’s energy efficiency. Increasing efficiency helps reduce energy bills, lowers carbon footprints, and enhances household comfort. Applications are now open—residents should apply immediately before all available reservations are quickly filled.
About the Warm Homes Local Grant
– The UK Government has pledged to upgrade five million homes within the next five years, implementing its Warm Homes Plan to enhance comfort and reduce household energy costs. – Central to the Warm Homes Plan is alleviating fuel poverty by ensuring energy-efficient improvements help households keep warm affordably. – This initiative supports the government’s wider strategy to position the UK as a global leader in clean energy technology. – Through its commitment to delivering affordable clean energy nationwide by 2030, the government also seeks to transition homes away from fossil-fuel heating. – Overall, the Warm Homes Plan reinforces the UK’s pathway toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
What Measures Could You Get?
Energy Performance Upgrades: Measures to improve the energy efficiency of homes, such as insulation and draught proofing. Up to £15,000 in funding per household.
Low-Carbon Heating: Installations of low-carbon heating systems, such as heat pumps. Up to £15,000 in funding per household.
Loft Insulation
Helps retain heat in winter and keep your home cooler in summer, cutting energy waste and reducing bills.
Heat Pumps
Provide efficient, eco-friendly heating and cooling, cutting down on energy bills.
Solar PV
Harnesses the power of the sun to generate clean electricity, lowering electricity costs.
Boiler Upgrade
Replaces old systems with energy-efficient models, improving heating efficiency.
Cavity Wall Insulation
Prevents heat loss through your walls, improving energy efficiency and lowering heating bills.
HHR Storage Heaters
Store heat efficiently and release it when needed, cutting costs with off-peak electricity.
Heating Controls
Let you control room temperatures individually, improving comfort and saving energy.
I/E Wall Insulation
Reduces heat loss through walls, boosting energy efficiency and cutting heating costs.
Am I Eligible?
To qualify for Northampton’s Warmer Homes Scheme, applicants must satisfy specific eligibility criteria relating to both their household circumstances and property characteristics. Grants are available only to households meeting clearly defined income or benefit-based conditions, and the property itself must fulfill certain energy efficiency standards. Detailed eligibility requirements are provided below.
- Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D to G
- Privately owned (owner-occupied or privately rented)
- The scheme covers all fuel types, including homes on mains gas and off-grid homes using electricity, oil, coal, or LPG.
- Receive means-tested benefits
- Have a gross household income under £36,000
- Suffer with a medical condition aggravated by cold (e.g., asthma, high blood pressure)
- Live in a qualifying postcode (as defined by the grant)
- Properties with an EPC rating in bands A to C.
- New build or self-build homes that have not been previously occupied.
- Social housing (except for in-fill purposes, with specific conditions).
- Park homes that are not the permanent residence of the household or are expected to be demolished before the measure guarantee period ends.
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