High Heat Retention Storage Heaters
What Is An Electric Storage Heater Grant?
An electric storage heater grant is financial assistance provided by the government under the ECO4 scheme to help low-income replace their old, faulty storage heaters with new and modern electric storage heaters.
The electric storage heater grant can cover the cost of materials, labour, and other expenses related to the installation of storage heaters. Eligibility for the grant may depend on factors such as income level, property ownership, and energy efficiency of the home.
Storage heater grants have a few main objectives:
- Affordable Warmth: it provides funding to low-income households to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and reduce their heating costs.
- Carbon Saving Communities Obligation: it provides funding to support the installation of energy-efficient measures in low-income communities and hard-to-treat properties.
If your property currently has either electric room heaters, panel heaters, convection heaters, or no heating they can be upgraded with a storage heater replacement grant to Dimplex high-heat retention storage heaters.
Upgrading your heaters to electric storage heaters can typically reduce your heating bill by 27%, whilst also making your home more comfortable and energy efficient.
Am I Eligible For A Storage Heater Replacement Grant?
Eligibility for an electric storage heater replacement grant in the UK will vary depending on the specific grant program being applied for and the area in which you live. Eligibility for the electric storage heater grant to replace your storage heaters will depend on factors such as:
- Income level: Grants are targeted at low-income households, so you must demonstrate that your household income falls under £31,000 per year to qualify.
- Property ownership: Grants are only available to homeowners.
- Energy efficiency of the home: Your home will need a poor energy efficiency rating to qualify for a grant to install central heating. This can be an EPC (Energy Performance Certificate) of D, E, F, or G.
- Benefits: You will need to be in receipt of certain benefits such as Pension credit, child tax credit, or working tax credit to be eligible for the grant.
- Type of storage heaters: You will need to have old electric storage heaters that are either faulty or broken.
- Electric Heating: Your property must have electric heating.
Qualifying Benefits For An Electric Storage Heater Grant
To qualify for an electric storage heater grant, you or someone in your household must be receiving one of the following benefits or allowances:
- Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Child Benefits
- Child Tax Credits
- Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
- Pension Credit Savings Credit
- Universal Credit
- Working Tax Credit
