What is the Home Upgrade Grant?
If you are a homeowner in South Kesteven, you can now apply for funding to make energy efficiency improvements to your property, to help keep your home warm and reduce energy bills.
The Home Upgrade Grant, currently in phase 2 (HUG2), is only applicable for off-gas properties and allows different allocations of funding per household depending on building archetype and building construction.
For example, an end of terrace house with solid wall construction could receive up to £38,000 in funding, whereas a mid-terrace house with cavity wall construction could receive up to £22,000 in funding.
The funding can be used to help cover the cost of a wide range of retrofit measures, including roof and wall insulation, solar PV, and other low carbon heating solutions.
Eligibility
You can apply for HUG funding if you meet all of the following criteria:
- Your residential property is situated in South Kesteven District
- You own your own home (including long-leaseholders and shared ownership) or are a tenant
- You live in a property that’s off the main gas grid (your home is heated with electricity, oil, coal, LPG or solid fuels)
- The homeowner and have a combined gross annual household income of less than £36,000
- Capital or savings not exceeding £16,000
- The property has a low energy performance rating – for example, the property has an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating in band D, E, F or G, or does not have an EPC rating (you can find the energy efficiency rating of your home by looking on the EPC Register webpage and entering your postcode and selecting your house from the list)
If you qualify for the Home Energy Upgrade Scheme, your property will undergo a survey to see which improvements would improve its warmth and efficiency the most.
How to apply
We are working with energy experts YES Energy Solutions to deliver this incentive. You may be required to provide evidence to help YES Energy Solutions assess your application.
For more information, please visit YES Energy Solutions’ website or contact YES Energy Solutions directly.
Applications can be accepted until 30th September 2024.
Contact YES Energy Solutions
- Email: projects@yesenergysolutions.co.uk
- Phone: 03309 126199
Please note, their office hours are weekdays (Monday to Friday) from 9am to 5pm