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Blaby District Council

Home Support Grant (Lightbulb)

A means-tested grant of up to £5,000 per household from the Leicestershire councils' Lightbulb housing support service, to help residents stay safe, warm, secure and independent at home. It can pay for works such as replacing dangerous wiring or gas piping, windows, security lighting, basic central heating and insulation where other grants cannot help. Blaby District Council takes enquiries for residents of Blaby, Oadby and Wigston, Harborough, Melton and North West Leicestershire. Eligibility is confirmed at a home visit.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £5,000
no fixed round
Deadline
Rolling
apply any time
Effort
Light
short form, little evidence needed

Who can apply

  • Residents of Blaby District, Oadby and Wigston, Harborough, Melton and North West Leicestershire who meet the income criteria and have savings under £6,000
  • Eligibility is subject to a means test confirmed at a home visit, and the works are subject to inspection
  • The income thresholds are not published
  • Charnwood and Hinckley and Bosworth residents apply through their own councils instead

What it funds

Support with the home environment, security, warmth and affordability, and personal safety, including:

  • Automatic flush for a toilet
  • Replacing failed or dangerous electrical wiring or gas piping
  • Window replacements
  • Installation of external security lights
  • Installation of basic central heating or replacement where the existing system is inadequate (where other grants cannot support)
  • Energy-efficient works such as loft insulation or insulation of hot water tanks and pipes (where other grants cannot support)
  • Installation of additional lighting to enable safer passage around the home

What it will not fund

  • Works which are the responsibility of a landlord

tenants may be considered for works that a tenant is responsible for, but the property must then remain available for rental for at least 12 months.

How to apply

  1. Complete the Home Support Grant enquiry form on Blaby District Council's website
  2. Have a home visit to confirm eligibility (subject to a means test)

assistance is subject to inspection of the works. Charnwood residents should go to Charnwood Borough Council and Hinckley and Bosworth residents to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.

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