Owners of properties in Boston, East Lindsey and South Holland are being invited to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to help with loft, cavity or solid wall insulation, smart heating controls, low-energy lighting, Solar PV and even low-carbon heating systems such as Air Source Heat Pumps.
The work is being made possible thanks to additional funding secured by the South and East Lincolnshire councils Partnership secured to support more properties across South and East Lincolnshire with grants for energy efficiency improvements.
The Partnership is already undertaking works on around 200 properties under the Local Authority Delivery scheme, but now has capacity to support more households.
A spokesman for the partnership said: “The Sustainable Warmth Team would be delighted to hear from homeowners and landlords that would like to take advantage of the grant which is available to improve the energy efficiency. Grants of up to £10,000 will be available to owner-occupiers with no contribution required. Grants of up to £5,000 will also be available to landlords, although landlords are required to fund one third of the cost of works themselves. Grant funding is limited so please don’t delay in contacting us.”
To be eligible for the grant, properties must have an Energy Performance Rating of E, F or G and a household income of less than £31k or be in receipt of certain benefits.
The Team is also taking pre-applications in the hope of securing future funding for properties with no mains-gas grid connection, known as the Home Upgrade Grant. If successful later this year, this scheme will see grants of between £3k and £38k available to home owners, who meet the above eligibility criteria, dependent on property type.
Further information is available from greenhomesgrants@e-lindsey.gov.uk or phone 01507 613573
