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Consumer Focus and National Energy Action are warning that the Government's Warm Front Scheme may be underspent by £30 million. They are urging people to put in a claim now before the funding for this year ends on 31 March.
The scheme helps people on low incomes make their homes warmer and cut their energy bills.
It is expected that up to a fifth of its £143 million budget will go unclaimed. Yet up to 16,000 households in England struggling to afford their energy bills could benefit from the Government's Warm Front Scheme.
To qualify, you have to be claiming certain income-related benefits and living in homes that are poorly insulated or do not have a working central heating system. This includes anyone who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments;
The Warm Front Scheme is for people living in England, but similar schemes are available for people living in the other countries of the UK.
Find out more about energy efficiency grants
Source: Consumer Focus press release about the Warm Front Scheme (link opens in a new window)
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Thank you for all the queries about energy grants. We cannot tell you if you would be entitled to help but please see the following:
We are not sure that energy efficiency grants would cover double glazing but it is worth contacting the scheme for the country of the UK that your parents or you live in to check.
You should contact your parents' local council (link opens in a new window) to find out whether any help is available from them to help make your parents' house more energy efficient.
Help might also be available from a charitable fund, depending on your parents' background, personal circumstances and needs. You can use our Grants Search database to find any charitable funds that might be able to help you. However, as a rule, charitable funds will only be able to help with household repairs, if you have explored any possible help available from your local council and cannot find help there.
The Energy Savings Trust (link opens in a new window) provides information on energy efficiency and has a Grants and Discounts Database (link opens in a new window) which you might find useful.
Care & Repair is a useful organisation that advises older and disabled people on improving housing and living conditions. They have organisations across the country. Care & Repair in England (link opens in a new window) Care & Repair in Scotland (link opens in a new window) Care & Repair in Wales (link opens in a new window)
In Northern Ireland, see the Housing Executive information on home improvement agencies (link opens in a new window).
Visit the Elizabeth Finn Care website
Turn2us - to access benefits & grants.
