For Homeowners NOT currently in receipt of help or benefits from DWP PLEASE READ THE INCOME RELATED INFO BELOW

If your household does not receive any kind of benefits, funding could still be available based on your home’s energy performance rating and local council’s criteria

We are currently working with the following local councils to provide funding under the LA FLEX initiative.

  • Swansea
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Carmarthenshire
  • Ceredigion
  • Gloucestershire
  • Nottingham City
  • Ashfield
  • Gedling
  • Hinckley & Bosworth
  • Melton
  • North West Leicestershire
  • Derby
  • Leicester

Where one occupant or more who is vulnerable to the cold AND the household income is under the threshold shown below:

  • mental health condition
  • physical disability
  • respiratory condition (eg childhood asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • cardiovascular condition
  • 65 years and over
  • young children (0 – 5 years) or pregnant women
Household groupAnnual income at or below this figure after paying rent/mortgageMonthly income at or below this figure after paying rent/mortgage
1 adult (18 years & over)£8,900£740
   and 1 child£11,700£980
   and 2 children£14,400£1,200
   and 3 children£17,300£1,440
   and 4 or more children£20,100£1,680
2 adults (18 years & over)£14,600£1,220
   and 1 child£17,400£1,450
   and 2 children£20,200£1,680
   and 3 children£23,100£1,930
   and 4 or more children£25,700£2,140

Criteria for identifying households in Fuel Poverty:

  • have high energy costs due to the property’s EPC rating of E,F, or G

AND

  • Households need to meet both low income criteria for LIVC
Household groupAnnual income at or below this figure after paying rent/mortgageMonthly income at or below this figure after paying rent/mortgage
1 adult (18 years & over)£8,900£740
   and 1 child£11,700£980
   and 2 children£14,400£1,200
   and 3 children£17,300£1,440
   and 4 or more children£20,100£1,680
2 adults (18 years & over)£14,600£1,220
   and 1 child£17,400£1,450
   and 2 children£20,200£1,680
   and 3 children£23,100£1,930
   and 4 or more children£25,700£2,140

Each local council has its own specific guidelines regarding qualification, for the latest on each, or if you are unsure that you qualify please contact us via the contact form