Saving money and energy
ECO Funding
Under the Government’s latest ECO Scheme, qualifying home owners and private tenants can have a variety of heating, insulation & renewable measures installed either free of charge, or heavily subsidised.
What is the ECO Scheme?
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. The ECO scheme means that gas and electricity suppliers with more than 250,000 domestic customers – including British Gas, EDF Energy, Eon, Scottish Power and OVO – are obligated to help households with energy-efficiency measures. These measures will save people money on their energy bills, help keep homes warmer and help to reduce carbon emissions.
To ensure the highest standards of installation of energy-efficiency measures all Government funded projects must comply with PAS2035 and be assigned to a Retrofit Coordinator.
The Retrofit Coordinator occupies a vital project management role within the retrofit process and are needed to protect both the interest of clients and the public. They are responsible for overseeing a domestic retrofit project from inception to completion, and will liaise with building owners, and other retrofit project stakeholders in order to ensure effective project management. A Retrofit Coordinator can prepare a Medium-Term Improvement Plan using data from retrofit assessments, to provide a scope for improvement over a 20–30-year
period.
One of our in house Retrofit Coordinators will be assigned to your retrofit project and will work closely with you to ensure you achieve your intended outcomes.
Qualifying Criteria
Only properties that have an Energy Efficiency rating of Band D-G are eligible for ECO4. Band D properties will only have access to limited funding meaning improvements to Band D properties may require a customer contribution
Household Eligibility
Households where any occupier receives a means-tested benefit will be eligible.
Households not receiving means-tested benefits may still be eligible for ECO funding through the Local Authority Flexible Eligibility Scheme (L.A Flex).
Housing Benefit
Child Tax Credit
Child Benefit (Income Thresholds Apply)
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Support
Working Tax Credit
Universal Credit
Income and Health Factors
If your local authority has a scheme available and your combined household income is below £31,000 per year (before tax) OR if your income is above £31,000 but one of the occupants has a long term health condition that fall under the following categories:
1. Caridovascular
2. Respiratory
3. Limited Mobility related
4. Immunosuppressed
- Please complete our eligibility check or call us on 0333 358 3130 and one of our team will be happy to discuss all of the available routes to eligibility with you.
