Schemes

The government is providing grants to encourage property owners to install low carbon heating systems such as heat pumps, through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS). These grants can help property owners overcome the upfront cost of low carbon heating technologies.

The scheme is open to domestic and small non-domestic properties in England and Wales. It runs from 2022 to 2025.

You can get:

£5,000 off the cost and installation of an air source heat pump £5,000 off the cost and installation of a biomass boiler £6,000 off the cost and installation of a ground source heat pump

Apply to the Essex wide scheme to support low income and vulnerable households to install energy saving measures and improve the efficiency of the lowest rated homes.

Green Doctors can help you take control of your energy bills with practical solutions to reduce your energy costs

If your home was cold last winter and you struggled to pay your bills, you might be eligible for a Home Upgrade Grant (HUG2). HUG2 is a Government grant scheme to fund energy-saving upgrades for residents with off-grid gas heating systems who are most likely to be impacted by the high cost of energy bills.

This could help you to use less energy, reduce your carbon footprint and spend less on your energy bills.

Funding for social housing providers to bid for in order to retrofit and reduce emissions of social homes in England.

Registration now open! Solar Together Essex is a group-buying scheme that enables Essex residents and businesses to install solar panels at an affordable price. The scheme provides a straightforward and safe way for you to generate your own energy and save money on future energy bills.

Warm Homes Essex is a general service provided by the Citizens Advice service in Essex. It provides holistic energy advice to support people who are struggling with their energy bills. Specialist energy advisers, provide detailed, in depth guidance on all of the other schemes described in this website, plus support their clients to maximise their income, deal with energy and other debt problems, apply for grants, deal with problems with energy suppliers and help people switch suppliers. In addition, through actual and "virtual home visits", advisers can give practical advice around the house, to ensure that clients can cut their bills.

Warm Homes Essex is a general service provided by the Citizens Advice service in Essex. It provides holistic energy advice to support people who are struggling with their energy bills. As well as providing guidance on all of the other schemes described in this website, Citizens Advice can also help maximise income, apply for grants, deal with problems with energy suppliers and help people switch suppliers. This scheme can specifically help people who require first time central heating setup

Warm Start Essex is a service provided by the Citizens Advice service in Essex and funded by the Energy Redress Scheme to support people with dependent children through holistic energy advice and support those struggling with their energy bills.

If you were born on or before 26 September 1955 you could get between £100 and £300 to help you pay your heating bills.