To qualify for a First Time Central Heating Grant the applicant must first of all be a home owner or a tenant in a privately rented home
Secondly, the applicant (or someone permanently living with them) must receive one of the following qualifying benefits or allowances:
- Guaranteed Pension Credit (Savings Credit and ordinary State Pension do NOT qualify on their own).
- Child Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit
- Income Support
- Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance
- Income-Based Job Seeker’s Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- Attendance Allowance
- Carer’s Allowance
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Allowance
- Child Benefit (Maximum household income thresholds apply)
- War Pensions Mobility Supplement (MOD)
- Constant Attendance Allowance (MOD)
- Armed Forces Independence Payment (MOD)
OR the householder satisfies the qualifying criteria of their local councils LA Flex or ECO Flex rules. More information about ECO Flex can be found HERE.
And finally, the property must not have, and never previously had a central heating system installed.
When we confirm First Time Central Heating Grant Leads we talk the applicant through all three of these qualifying criteria. Only when we are satisfied that they meet ECO3 qualifying criteria would we forward their details onto an installation company.
What’s more, if any First Time Central Heating Grant Leads forwarded by us don’t meet ECO3 criteria – for any reason – we will replace it.