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Three Rivers District Council and Watford Borough Council (funded by DESNZ; managed by the National Energy Foundation)

Warm Homes Local Grant

Fully funded home energy-efficiency upgrades worth up to £30,000 per eligible home for lower-income households in Three Rivers and Watford. It covers owner-occupied and privately rented homes with an EPC rating of D to G, where the household lives in an eligible postcode, receives a means-tested benefit, or has gross household income under £36,000. Owner-occupiers and tenants pay nothing and nothing is repaid; private landlords get their first property fully funded and pay at least 50% on further properties. Applications go through the National Energy Foundation's Better Housing Better Health service.

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You could get
Up to £30,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Households (owner-occupiers and private tenants) and private landlords in the Three Rivers District Council and Watford Borough Council areas, Hertfordshire
  • The home must be privately owned or privately rented with an EPC rating of D, E, F or G (homes without an EPC may still qualify; contact the National Energy Foundation), and park homes or caravans used as a permanent home can qualify if their energy performance is equivalent to D-G
  • The household must meet any one of three routes: (1) it lives in an eligible postcode in Income Deciles 1-2 of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (in Three Rivers these are listed WD19 postcodes in South Oxhey; Watford has its own selected streets); (2) a household member receives Housing Benefit, income-based JSA, income-related ESA, Income Support, Pension Credit or Universal Credit; or (3) gross annual household income is below £36,000 including tax, counting every adult except those in full-time education
  • Private landlords can benefit where the tenant meets the criteria: the first property is fully funded, then further properties get 50% funding with a 50% landlord contribution
  • A family member, friend or professional (e.g. Citizens Advice, food bank, health or social care worker) can make the referral for a resident

What it funds

Fully funded energy efficiency improvements to help households save money on energy bills and live in healthy, comfortable homes, which may include:

  • Wall insulation
  • Loft insulation
  • Underfloor insulation
  • Heating controls
  • Draught-proofing
  • Double or triple glazing
  • Solar photovoltaic panels
  • Heat pumps

What it will not fund

  • Social housing (the scheme covers privately owned and privately rented homes only)
  • Homes rated EPC A, B or C
  • For landlords, more than 50% of the cost of upgrades on any rented property after the first

How to apply

  1. Check your EPC rating online using your postcode at find-energy-certificate.digital.communities.gov.uk
  2. Contact the National Energy Foundation by phone on 0800 107 0044 (free, weekdays 9am-5pm), by email to bhbh@nef.org.uk giving your full name, address and phone number, or through the online referral form at bhbh.org.uk/make-a-referral
  3. A National Energy Foundation adviser responds (within 5 working days for online referrals) to check eligibility and arrange next steps

a family member, friend or a professional supporting the resident can complete the referral form on their behalf.

owner-occupiers and private tenants make no contribution and the grant does not have to be repaid.

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