Chelmsford City Council

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Chelmsford)

The government's Warm Homes: Local Grant in Chelmsford, running 2025 to 2028, for low-income households in homes rated EPC D to G. It pays for insulation, solar PV, heat pumps, storage heaters and other low-carbon heating upgrades. Owner-occupiers, private tenants and private landlords can apply, through the Heat Essex website; a landlord's first property is fully funded and further homes need a 50% contribution.

Apply on the funder’s site

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

Who can apply

Owners, occupiers and private tenants in the Chelmsford City Council area whose home has an EPC rating of D to G, and who have a household income under £36,000, or receive certain benefits, or live in specific postcodes in the bottom 20% of average household income in the UK, or qualify through ECO Flex route 2 (a combination of two low-income or health proxies)
Private landlords can also apply: the first property is fully funded, with a 50% contribution required for any additional homes

What it funds

Solar PV
Electric storage heaters
Air source heat pumps
Low carbon heating upgrades
First time central heating
Loft insulation
Cavity wall insulation
Ventilation upgrades alongside other works

How to apply

Apply for funding through the Heat Essex website

questions go to the council's Sustainable Warmth team.

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