Get a grant or loan to improve your home energy efficiency

What you can get help towards and how you can get a grant or loan

You could get some or all of the costs towards:

• loft or wall insulation
• installing a more efficient boiler
• boiler insulation
• draught proofing your house
• double glazing
• a different heating system
• solar panels

Grants

The grants, called the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), are funded by the major energy suppliers in the UK:

• British Gas
• EDF Energy
• Eon
• Npower
• Scottish Power
• SSE

Find out more about the grants and how they work on the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) website. 

Find out if you can get a grant

Use the GOV.UK energy grants calculator to answer some questions about your home and see if you can get a grant.

Apply for a grant

If you think you meet some or all the conditions for a grant, contact us.

Ask us about a grant

or call us on 0117 352 1180

Once we have your details, we’ll:

• let you know what grants you can access 
• talk to you about what happens next

Energy loans 

We also have a number of loans that you can apply for.

Energy loans for fuel poor homeowners

To get this type of energy loan you must:

• own and live in your property
• be a fuel poor household
• have enough equity in your property to cover the agreed loan
• agree to pay back the outstanding balance if you move home

A fuel poor household is a household that has a low income but high energy costs.  Turn to us explains in more detail.

The maximum loan available is £15,000. There’s a fixed interest rate of 0%.

If the work is going to cost £5,000 or less, you only need one quote for the works.

You can apply by: 

• email: info@warmupbristol.co.uk
• phone: 0117 352 1180

Energy loans for able to pay owners of private housing

To get this type of energy loan you must:

• not be a fuel poor household
• have enough equity in your property to cover the agreed loan
• agree to pay back the outstanding balance if you move home

The maximum loan available is £15,000. There’s a fixed interest rate of 4%.

If the work is going to cost £5,000 or less, you only need one quote.

You can apply by contacting:

• We Care if you're an owner occupier 
• Warm Up Bristol if you're a private landlord