British Gas Free Insulation Grants
Top British Gas Free Insulation Grants
- Loft Insulation
- Wall Cavity Insulation
- Internal & External Wall Insulation
- Room in Roof Insulation
- Flat Roof Insulation
5 Reasons why you should Insulate Your Home Today
1 A quarter of all heat generated is lost through your roof. That is a lot of cash wasted!
2. You will save over £300 a year by insulating your walls and loft space. That money will be better spent on a new holiday !
3. Your home will be a lot of cosier and comfortable in the cold and dark winter nights.
4. Your well insulated home will be more attractive to homebuyers when you do come to sell.
5. A lot of homes can still their their loft done for free!
British Gas Insulation Grant 2023
You may have heard about the free insulation grants over the years and wondered if it was genuine or not.
The good news is that the Free Loft & Wall Insulation Scheme is 100% real and still available for 2022 .
I personally have been responsible for thousands of loft installs over the last 9 years and is currently how I earn a living.
There Is No Catch- You will qualify or you wont.
Who Can Apply For A Free Insulation Grant?
Home Owners & Private rented homes can apply for a FREE INSULATION if:
- Your home must have no or minimal insulation and have all insulation that is required ( whole house approach)
- Your Home Has An Epc Rating Of D – E -F -G
- You must be in receipt of a qualifying benefit
- The property must be owned or be rented from a private landlord.
- Social Housing & Housing Associations are not eligible sorry
Which Benefits Qualify For A Grant
- Child Benefit
- Child Tax Credit
- Employment & Support Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Income Support
- Job Seekers Allowance
- Pension Credit – Guarantee
- Pension Credit – Savings
- Universal Credit
- Working Tax Credit
British Gas Boiler Grant
Are you thinking of replacing your old boiler?
British Gas Are indirectly funding thousands of people via the ECO Scheme to get a brand new boiler fully fitted worth £2400 FREE OF CHARGE!
You may have heard of the government funded boiler replacement schemes over the last few years and wondered if they were real and could you apply.
this scheme is 100% real.
How Does The British Gas Boiler Grant Work?
Under the free boiler scheme low-income households in receipt of a qualify benefit are entitled to a Free upgrade to an A Rated energy-efficient boiler.
As a boiler is responsible for the majority of a home’s heating bill, it makes sense to have a boiler as efficient as possible fitted.
Who Qualifies For The New Boiler Grant ?
The eligibility has changed for the Government Free Boiler Scheme for 2023
To qualify you have to meet all of the following conditions :
- You are A HomeOwner or live with the home owner
- You receive a qualifying benefit
- Your Boiler is non condensing ( over 17 years old without a plastic pipe leading to outside ) OR
- You have a BACKBOILER fitted behind the fire
- Your Home Is Epc Rated E -F -G
Home Insulation
Home Insulation is very important as it helps to keep your rental property feeling cosy as well as cutting your tenants ever increasing energy bills.
It is very important that you check your loft and walls for adequate insulation as you lose the majority of your expensive heat through both mediums.
Your walls and loft will greatly benefit from having insulation retrofitted.
Energy companies offer free insulation grants to help you make your home more energy efficient, thanks to the government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) Scheme.
This blog will inform you about why you need to insulate your home and if you are eligible for a free landlord grant
All Insulation is generally free of charge except for EWI to all tenants in receipt of a qualifying benefit or on a low income.
Insulation Facts Up To 2022
70 % of homes (14.5 million properties) now have cavity wall insulation 66% of homes ( 16.8 million properties ) now have loft insulation 9 % of homes ( 794,000 properties ) now have solid wall insulation
What Are The Benefits Of Insulation For Your Home?
Insulation creates a barrier for your expensive heat to have to pass which will keep your heat in the house for longer instead of it escaping through the roof.
The Energy Saving Trust calculate that the average saving per year from installing loft insulation is approximately £240.
For Solid Wall you will save up to £500 per year Your house will feel warmer during cold weather and improve the energy efficiency rating of your home.
You will also reduce your carbon footprint by around 990kg of CO2 per year compared to an uninsulated loft.
Typical Heat Loss From Your Home
Heat loss will depend on your house type but as a rough guide you can expect to lose
- 25% of its heat through the roof
- 33% through the walls
- 15% through the floors
- 15% through draughts
- 20% through windows.
Why A Government Grant For Free Insulation?
Free Government Grants For Home Insulation are available in England, Scotland and Wales and are funded via the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) to improve the efficiency of homes.
These Grants have helped many people to lower their heating bills and are funded by a levy to every fuel bill in the uk .
This is in part to achieve the government’s goal of being net carbon neutral by 2050 but as a main aim of tackling fuel poverty across the UK.
How much does it cost to insulate your House?
What Bill Savings Can I Make By Insulating?
How much insulation can save you depends on the size and type of your home, and how energy efficient it is already
Over time, insulation will pay for itself with the savings you make on your energy bills, so it’s worth doing.
Loft Insulation Bill Savings – between £135 and £250 a year
Cavity Wall Bill Savings – between £85 and £280 a year.
Floor insulation: – between £30 and £75 a year
Internal / External Wall Insulation: Between £300 – £600 per Year
Does The Insulation Grant Have To Be Paid Back.
This is a grant so it does not have to be repaid and you will not be expected to have to pay the insulation installer.
The installer will claim the grant on your behalf and ensure your 25 year warranty is registered.
Are There Grants For Insulation In Scotland?
Yes. Scotland does qualify under the Eco Scheme for Free Insulation as well as Wales too.
Scottish energy Grants seem to have all of Scotland sewn up and we recommend you contact them if you live in Scotland as they their contractors will be a lot quicker than ours.
Free Loft Insulation
Grant Value Over £600 supplied & fitted Bill Savings – Up to £150 per year in reduced bills. Time To Fit – Usually takes 2 – 3 hours to fit Warranty –
Comes with a 25 yr warranty Do You Qualify – You need to receive a qualifying benefit and your existing insulation needs to be below 100 mm to qualify
Free Government Grant For Roof Room Insulation
If you have an attic room (accessed by a solid staircase) you could be eligible for significant improvements to bring the attic space up to current building regulations which can then be used as a habitable room.
Insulated plasterboard ifs fitted to the walls and ceiling and then the whole room is replastered. This is worth up to £10000 for some properties so do check if you can apply.
Value – £3000 – £10000 supplied & fitted Bill Savings Up to £500 per year in reduced bills. Time To Fit – Usually takes 2 – 3 days to fit depending on property size. Warranty – Comes with a 25 yr warranty Do You Qualify – You need to receive a qualifying benefit and your walls need to be solid with no existing insulation fitted.
Free Government Grant For Cavity Wall Insulation
Your walls are injected with a loose fill of beads to creat a barrier to heat loss. Very effective way to insulate your walls.
Bill Savings Up to £200 per year in reduced bills. Time To Fit – Usually takes 3 -5 hours to fit depending on property size. Warranty – Comes with a 25 yr CIGA warranty Do You Qualify – You need to receive a qualifying benefit and your walls need to have a cavity with no existing insulation fitted.
Insulation For Homes with Suspended Timber Floors
If your home has suspended timber floors on the ground floor theres a good chance that they’re pretty draughty and uninsulated. You can add rolls of fibreglass wool between the floor joists held in place with chicken wire or use Kingspan boards cut to size and held up with wooden struts across the joists.
Free Government Grant For Internal Wall Insulation
Value – £3000 – £10000 supplied & fitted Bill Savings Up to £500 per year in reduced bills. Time To Fit – Usually takes 2 – 3 days to fit depending on property size. Warranty – Comes with a 25 yr warranty Do You Qualify – You need to receive a qualifying benefit and your walls need to be solid with no existing insulation fitted. As a guide, houses built before 1930 are often solid wall and would be perfect for External Wall Insulation. Your property wall can be made of concrete, stone or bricks and should not be a listed building or in a conservation area.
Solid Wall Insulation Grant
Are There Grants For Foam Insulation?
There are at present no grants for foam insulation.
We strongly recommend you do not have foam insulation in your home at any cost. The link below will show you that foam has no use in a domestic home and you should use traditional tried and tested insulation instead.
SEE HERE FOR FOAM INSULATION WARNING
Do Pensioners Qualify For Free Home Insulation?
How Does Insulation Work:
The sole purpose of the insulation in your home is to slow down (as much as possible) the transfer of the heat from inside your home to outside.
Materials with a low U Value are the best types of insulation .i.e foam based materials are very low U Values and are great insulators. Insulation works by reducing:
- Conduction, by having very little mass.
- Convection, by trapping air molecules and restricting its movement.
- Radiation, by having just enough mass to slow the transfer of heat by radiation.
Types Of Insulation Used For Homes
- Rigid Foam Insulation– rigid insulation is commonly used in the walls as they are built, underneath floors and in suspended ceilings
- Wool Type loft insulation – this is the most common form of loft insulation for cold roofs and is typically Fibreglass or Mineral fibre based
- Aluminium foil backed insulation – If your loft area has “warm roof” insulation (insulation laid between the rafters in the roof rather than the joists, this is likely what you have although I also see Fibreglass wool used.
- Multilayer foil insulation – not as common but is used in more specific applications where other forms of insulation may not be suitable.
- Blown In Insulation – for cavities. Usually rockwool or bead
- Foam Spray Insulation
Can You Get Free Insulation if not on benefits?
Some councils do a scheme where you dont need to be on benefits to receive free insulation. Ask your local council if they operate a LA FLEX Scheme.
How Do I Apply For Free Insulation ?
Fill In The From Below today and we will check your property and the size of grant awarded. At the time of writing Feb 2022, there is only funding for Off Gas Homes such as electric heated etc.