Government grants for cavity wall and loft insulation!

...and FREE home insulation for those on eligible benefits or tax credits.

FREE if you or a household member is over 70

In an un-insulated home, around 35% of all the heat is lost through the walls and 25% through the roof, you can stop wasting this money with a government grant.

Whatever your income, grants of between 40% and 70% are available for loft or cavity wall insulation. Grants are available to homeowners and private tenants.

Households where anyone is receiving one of the following benefits or tax credits should be eligible for a 100% cavity wall and loft insulation grant.

• Attendance Allowance


• Child Tax Credit (annual income of £15,460 or less)


• Council Tax Credit (which must include a disability premium)


• Disability Living Allowance


• Disability Pension


• Housing Benefit (which must include a disability premium)


• Income Support (which must include a disability premium)


• Income-based Job Seekers Allowance


• State Pension Credit


• War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)


• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)


• Working Family Tax Credit (annual income of £15,460 or less)

Not on benefits?

If you are not receiving any of the above benefits warm front may still pay 40% towards the cost of cavity wall and loft insulation.

Cavity Wall & Loft Insulation Saves Money!

About 35% of the heat lost in your home escapes through your walls.

Up to 25% of your heat is lost through your roof.

That's a combined 55% heat loss or 2.5 tonnes of CO2 per year.

With cavity wall insulation the average house could reduce heating costs by 15% or about £100 per year.

Loft insulation to the recomended 270mm depth could save you about £110 per year..

With cavity wall and loft insulation that's a combined potential saving of about £210 per year! Figures are from Home Energy Saving Trust.

Please note that there are only partial grants available in Northern Ireland at present.