Energy grants are available to help in providing warm and well insulated homes.
The eligible work consists of improving thermal efficiency by providing:
- Cavity wall insulation
- Loft insulation
- Draught proofing
- Hot water tank jackets
- Cold water tank and pipe lagging
Grant eligibility
Applications will be considered in the following priority order:
- Elderly households receiving relevant benefit
- Disabled people receiving relevant benefit
- Elderly households not receiving relevant benefit
- Households with children and/or pregnant women receiving benefits
- Households with children and/or pregnant women not receiving benefits
Grants are subject to the availability of funding and we will aim to ensure sufficient funding for priority 1 applications. However, lower priority applications will only be considered when we have sufficient funding to ensure the higher priority applications can be met.
Relevant Benefits
- Income Support
- Pension Credit Guarantee
- Housing Benefit
- Council Tax Benefit
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
- Working Tax Credit (with an income of less than £16,040)
- Child Tax Credit (with an income of less than £16,040)
- Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include Constant Attendance Allowance)
- Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
British Gas Commitment to Energy Efficiency
British Gas is currently investing in a multi-million pound programme to support schemes throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Since early 2003, Preston City Council has been working in partnership with British Gas to extend the existing energy efficiency programme in Preston. The additional funding provided has enabled the Council to maximise the assistance that is directed to improving the energy efficiency of the homes of elderly and vulnerable households in the city.
The Process
A survey of your house will be carried out by an approved contractor to check that an Energy Grant is appropriate and they will submit the application to the Council. Once the application has been approved the contractor will contact you to arrange a convenient date for the work to be carried out.
Upon completion of the works you will be asked to sign a form to confirm you are satisfied with the job and to request the contractor to be paid. Any guarantees, together with the invoice confirming payment has been made, are then returned to you for safekeeping.
Date Updated: 11/08/10