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Ashfield District Council

Affordable Warmth Grant (Ashfield)

Ashfield District Council's Affordable Warmth Grant pays for energy efficiency improvements, such as a boiler replacement, loft insulation or new windows and doors, in the homes of Ashfield residents whose long-term health condition is made worse by the cold. Applicants must be on a qualifying benefit (or on Child Benefit within set income limits), and someone in the home must have one of the listed conditions, such as COPD, asthma, heart disease, diabetes or cancer. The council says funding is limited; no grant amount is published.

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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

  • Ashfield residents (Nottinghamshire) who suffer with a long-term health condition made worse by the cold
  • You must receive one of: Pension Credit Guarantee Credit, income-related ESA, income-based JSA, Income Support, Working and Child Tax Credits, Universal Credit, Armed Forces Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Severe Disablement Allowance, War Pensions Mobility Supplement, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, Personal Independence Payment or Constant Attendance Allowance
  • Alternatively you can qualify on Child Benefit if your savings are under £16,000 and total income is no more than: single claimant £18,500 (1 child), £23,000 (2), £27,500 (3), £32,000 (4); member of a couple £25,500, £30,000, £34,500, £39,000 respectively
  • One resident of the home must have one of: atrial fibrillation or heart flutter, angina or coronary heart disease, peripheral arterial disease, hypertension, osteoporosis, TIA or mini stroke, asthma, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes or cancer
  • One of the residents must have lived in the property for more than 12 months

What it funds

Improving the energy efficiency of the home. This could be to help with:

  • A boiler replacement
  • Boiler upgrade
  • Loft insulation
  • Replacement windows and doors
  • Thermostatic radiator valves
  • Other energy improvement measures
  • Advice on keeping warm through the winter

the council's winter warmth page says funding is limited.

How to apply

  1. Contact the council's housing grants team to apply or check your eligibility: telephone 01623 457036 or email housinggrants@ashfield.gov.uk

the page gives no further application steps or forms.

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