A local council is working with energy company E.ON to offer private landlords in the local patch up to £10,000 worth of energy saving measures.
The Green Homes Fund grants, funded by central government and operated in this case by York council, are for households with a total income of £30,000 or less, who live in a property with a low energy efficiency rating.
Eligible homeowners could be awarded up to £10,000 of free energy-saving measures.
For tenants of privately-rented properties, the landlord will need to give permission and will be required to contribute a third of the cost of the works with a maximum grant of £5,000.
Applicants’ total household income must be £30,000 or less, or someone in the home receives a means-tested benefit such as Universal Credit or Income Support. An applicant’s home must also have an EPC energy efficiency rating of D, E, F or G.
Eligible residents can apply for these grants to cover a variety of energy-saving installations. These could include fitting exterior wall and underfloor insulation, fitting air source heat pumps and solar photovoltaic panels to generate electricity.
A council spokesperson says: “If you think you are eligible contact E.ON directly. They will assess your home and offer advice on the best measures to install. These measures will improve your home so that it uses less energy, is cheaper to heat and will reduce its carbon emissions, benefitting both for present and future generations.
“Installing new energy efficiency measures will significantly update and improve the city’s housing. Besides helping with fuel bills now while improving their homes’ comfort levels, upgrading for free now will help to future-proof homes for many years to come, help prepare residents for future utility bill hikes and make homes ready for stricter carbon targets.”
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