If you own your own home or rent it from a private landlord, you may be eligible for a grant of up to £3,500 (or £6,000 if oil central heating is involved) under the Warm Front Scheme. Warm Front Grants are available in England only; other schemes operate in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

If the property has previously received Warm Front improvements, the grant now available will be the balance of £3,500 (or £6,000 if oil central heating is involved) less the value of all works previously completed.

Applicants meeting the following criteria may be eligible for the Warm Front Scheme…

Householders aged 60 or over in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
• Pension Credit
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

Householders with a child under 16, or pregnant women with maternity certificate MAT-B1, in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
• Pension Credit
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

Householders in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Working Tax Credit (with an income of less than £15,460, which must include a disability element)
• Disability Living Allowance
• Child Tax Credit (with an income of less than £15,460)
• Housing Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
• Income Support (which must include a disability premium)
• Council Tax Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
• War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include Constant Attendance Allowance)
• Attendance Allowance

NOTES:

• The term ‘Householder’ includes the applicant’s spouse, or partner, if they are living with the applicant *
• Please note a Disability Living Allowance award for a child or non-dependent in your household will not qualify for the Warm Front grant.

If you are not in receipt of one of the qualifying benefits listed above, we can offer you a full benefit assessment to establish if you are or should be receiving any benefits that would qualify you for the Warm Front Grant. Please contact the Benefit Entitlement Check team on freephone 0800 072 9006.