Available schemes
If you’re struggling to keep your home warm or to afford your energy bills, you might be able to take advantage of certain grants and support offered by the government and energy suppliers.
See also our Here to Help page giving information on help and support including benefits and financial help, employment, housing and mental health.
Warm Homes: Local Grant
We are helping residents make their homes more energy-efficient and affordable to heat.
The Warm Homes: Local Grant is a government-funded scheme that will provide financial support for energy-saving home improvements. We are working to make sure residents can benefit from this up and coming initiative.
How the grant could help you
This grant will offer financial assistance to low-income households in England to make their homes more energy efficient, by:
- improving insulation
- installing efficient heating systems
- making other energy-saving upgrades
This will help to:
- reduce energy bills: lower energy costs can significantly impact household budgets
- improve comfort: a well-insulated home is warmer in winter and cooler in summer
- protect the environment: by reducing energy consumption, we can help combat climate change
Who may be eligible for the grant
Households with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D to G and who meet certain income criteria may be eligible.
Improvements the grant covers
The grant can cover a range of energy-saving measures, including:
- loft insulation
- wall insulation
- floor insulation
- double or triple-glazing
- efficient heating systems – for example, air source heat pumps
The scheme is expected to be available from 1 April 2025.
Additional resources
See the Warm Homes: Local Grant guidance on GOV.UK.
SHINE London
Haringey has partnered with the SHINE London energy advice service to help residents keep well and warm and reduce the anxiety of paying for large fuel bills.
Referrals are accepted for any vulnerable resident but particularly important are:
- those aged over 65
- those with respiratory or cardiovascular disease
- those with other long term limiting illness
- low income families with children
- households spending 10% or more of their income on energy
Following a discussion with a Shine London representative, vulnerable residents can benefit from services including:
- advice on saving energy and grants available for heating and insulation
- support with bills and energy debt
- 'Energy Doctor in the Home' home visiting service
- benefit checks
- falls assessments
- telecare applications
- fire safety checks (from London Fire Brigade)
- home security checks (from the police)
- air quality alerts for people with respiratory diseases (from airTEXT)
- stop smoking services
- London Taxicard
Contact SHINE
You can make a referral to Shine online, by phone or email.
Visit the Shine website to see all the contact options.
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government energy efficiency scheme to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty. There are two streams to this funding:
The affordable warmth obligation
This provides help for people who might be vulnerable to the effects of living in a cold home, like pensioners or young children. You are eligible under this aspect of ECO if you receive at least one of the following benefits and satisfy the relevant income requirements, where applicable:
- Income-related employment and support allowance (ESA)
- Income-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA)
- Income support
- Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
- Tax Credits (on certain conditions)
- Universal Credit (on certain conditions)
There is also a Flexible Eligibility element. This allows the council to set criteria to direct assistance towards local private sector homes at risk of fuel poverty, but falling outside of the normal rules of ECO.
For assistance to apply for this funding please contact Shine London.
Carbon emissions reduction obligation
Your energy supplier could help you financially with:
- insulating solid walls that might need cladding on either the inside or outside (usually on older buildings)
- cavity wall insulation for homes built after the 1930s
- loft insulation
- connections to district heating systems
- double glazing
- draught proofing
Contact the Energy Saving Advice Service in England on 0300 123 1234 if you have questions about the scheme and whether you are eligible.