Support for low income households who struggle to heat their homes – did you know the Council has a range of services to help lower income owner occupiers and private tenants make their homes warmer, healthier and cheaper to heat? These include:
- Free First Time Central Heating
- Small heating repair grants to fix heating and hot water boilers
- Replacement central heating boilers and new heating systems
- Warmth on prescription for low income households with chronic or terminal health conditions (health professional referral needed)
- Insulation to reduce heat loss
- Draught proofing and radiator reflector panels to improve thermal comfort
- A range of grant assistance and interest free loans to help qualifying households cover the cost of the works
If you would like any further information on the services offered, please contact Noreen Akhtar on 01422 392199.
