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Oxfordshire County Council (Warm Homes: Local Grant, funded by DESNZ, delivered by Welcome the Warmth)

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Oxfordshire, Welcome the Warmth)

Fully funded energy efficiency upgrades for owner-occupied and privately rented homes in Oxfordshire, under the government's Warm Homes: Local Grant, delivered for the county council by Welcome the Warmth. It is for homes with an EPC rating of D to G whose household income is £36,000 or less, who receive a qualifying means-tested benefit, or who live in one of the most deprived areas. Demand is very high: new registrations currently go onto a wait list and are contacted when more funding is available.

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You could get
Amount not specified
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Owner occupiers and private rental tenants (with their landlord's consent) of homes in Oxfordshire, where the home has an EPC rating of D, E, F or G (privately rented homes must be D or E unless exemptions apply), and either the gross household income is £36,000 a year or less, or someone receives Housing Benefit, Income Support, Universal Credit, Pension Credit (Guarantee or Savings Credit), income-related ESA or income-based JSA, or the home is in an LSOA 1-2 area (the most deprived areas, checked for you)
  • High-value assets may lead to an application being held for further inspection
  • Homes that had upgrades under LAD or HUG may still qualify if the further work brings the home to EPC C or installs low-carbon heating
  • Any renovation work should be finished before applying
  • Households earning over £36,000 can still contact the council to check alternative schemes

What it funds

Energy efficiency upgrades and low carbon heating, depending on the results of a survey, which may include:

  • Cavity wall insulation
  • Loft insulation
  • Room-in-roof insulation
  • Air source heat pump (ASHP)
  • Solar PV panels
  • High heat retention storage heaters
  • Heating controls

the funding also covers any ventilation the home needs, and a free EPC if the home has none or it has expired. For eligible owner occupiers the upgrades are fully funded; a landlord's first property may be fully funded, but further properties need a 50% landlord contribution.

What it will not fund

  • Any home upgrades other than the measures listed
  • Boilers and hot water tanks
  • Local authority or housing association homes, and shared ownership
  • Empty properties (the home must be occupied throughout)

How to apply

  1. Register your interest with Welcome the Warmth online or by freephone on 0800 038 6775, completing as much of the form as possible
  2. Welcome the Warmth makes a desktop assessment and, if you appear eligible, sends an information pack and declaration form
  3. Send the evidence of eligibility the declaration form asks for
  4. An assessor surveys the home to identify suitable upgrades
  5. Installation usually starts four to eight weeks after the survey

demand is currently very high. Registering adds you to a wait list, and you are contacted when additional funding is available.

Have ready

  • Evidence of eligibility, depending on your situation, such as bank statements, payslips, or a council tax bill or proof of address
  • If self employed, accounts from your last financial year or a trading summary
  • If a private tenant, your landlord's consent (Welcome the Warmth contacts the landlord separately)

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