Affordable Warmth Assistance
The Affordable Warmth Scheme is a Government initiative designed to help householders who receive certain state benefits or a combined household income of less than £31,000/annum, to replace their faulty electric storage heaters or faulty central heating boilers.
Affordable Warmth Scheme Qualifying Criteria regarding your home.
You live in your own home, or if you rent your home from a private landlord it must have an EPC rating of E or above.
Affordable Warmth Scheme Qualifying Criteria regarding your State Benefits.
You receive at least one of the following state benefits or qualify under eco flex rules (combined household income of less than £31,000/annum):
Pension Credit – Guarantee Credit
Pension Credit – Savings Credit
Universal Credit
Child Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit
Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Income-Based Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Support
Child Benefit (subject to maximum household income thresholds)
Housing Benefit
ECO Flex Rules allow local councils to recommend that a householder qualifies for the gas central heating grants for pensioners scheme without the need to receive one of the qualifying benefits above.
To satisfy Affordable Warmth Scheme Qualifying Criteria for a Storage Heater Grant:
You must have at least one existing electric night storage heater installed in your home which is faulty or inefficient, OR you have electric panel heaters in your home.
To satisfy Affordable Warmth Scheme Qualifying Criteria for a Boiler Grant:
You must have a boiler installed in your home which is either:
Over 10 years old, or an approved Contractor advises it is more cost efficient to replace.
(In most cases you must also have insulation installed under the ECO Scheme)
Submit an enquiry to the Housing Renewal Team by completing our enquiry form
Tel: 01706 238646
Email: housingrenewal@rossendalebc.gov.uk