Energy Efficiency Advice and Grants

Green Living Leicestershire

Green Living Leicestershire is a partnership between Blaby District Council, Leicestershire County Council and other Leicestershire district authorities. The aim is to deliver projects supporting sustainability and Net Zero - the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible.

Leicestershire authorities are working together under the Green Living Leicestershire partnership to deliver projects supporting energy efficiency, sustainability, and wider net zero goals.

Greener Future Leicestershire - advice for businesses, residents and communities.

Greener Future Leicestershire is a project Green Living Leicestershire is supporting. It is funded by Innovate UK and run by Leicestershire County Council, University of Leicester, De Montfort University, Green Fox Community Energy and Catapult. For further information about the scheme, support and advice available for business, residents and communities, check out their website at the link below.

Warm Homes Local Grant.

Warm Homes: Local Grant is a government funded grant scheme which will run until March 2028 with funding released in phases. 

Eligibility is based on a privately owned home (either by you or your landlord), have an  Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) of D, E, F, G and household income must usually be £36,000 a year or less.

If you earn more than that, you might still be eligible if either you live in a certain postcode area or someone in your household is getting certain benefits. 

Find out how to apply and check your eligibility at the Warm Homes Local Grant Link below. This link will take you to the Leicestershire County Council website. 

Energy Company Obligation (ECO 4) - Closes 31 March 2026

Qualifying householders can access funding to upgrade heating or improve home insulation through the government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme. ECO is a requirement placed upon energy companies to help improve the domestic energy efficiency of lower income homes. The scheme runs until 31 March 2026.

Leicestershire authorities are working together to widen access to this funding. There are several routes of eligibility for ECO funding. Please visit the link at the bottom of the page to find out more.

ECO grants are primarily directed at owner occupier homes with Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) in bands D,E,F and G. Eligible households must be in receipt of qualifying benefits, or on a low income (less than £31,000 per year).

Find ways to save energy in your home and check your eligibility by following the Simple Energy Advice link at the bottom of this page. 

Flexible Eligibility

Flexible Eligibility or ‘ECO Flex’ is designed to allow Councils to set criteria to assist those who would fall outside of the normal benefit criteria but may still need financial assistance to make heating their home more affordable. This eligibility route is only applicable to private sector housing meaning those who rent privately or own their home.

Blaby District Council is utilising Flexible Eligibility to support low income or vulnerable households to access energy efficiency improvements via ECO funding and participates in a joint Statement of Intent with Leicestershire authorities which sets out the eligibility criteria.

Details of this scheme including the Statement of Intent published by Leicestershire County Council can be found at the 'Energy Efficiency - Leicestershire County Council' link at the bottom of the page:

Leicestershire Warm Homes Service

Leicestershire County Council offers the Warm Homes advice service.  

They can help with:

• Home improvement grants
• Tariff advice
• Energy debt advice
• Energy efficiency advice
• Benefit checks
• Insulation grants

They have a comprehensive advice booklet which provides an overview of top tips to reduce heating bills and maintain affordable warmth, advice on grants, benefits and keeping your home fit for winter as well as a range of useful resources for further reading.

Check out their website for lots of useful information and you can sign up for their warm homes newsletter (Warm Homes Local Grant link at the bottom of the page) which will also advise of any future funding. 

Telephone: 0116 305 2524

Boiler Upgrade Scheme 

The Government is providing grants to encourage property owners to install low carbon heating systems such as air source heat pumps and biomass boilers, through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS).

Grants of up to £7,500 are available to subsidise the upfront cost of low carbon heating technologies. 

The scheme is open to domestic and small non-domestic properties in England and Wales. 

For more information on this, you can visit the Ofgem website (see link at the bottom of the page). 

Green Energy Switching

• Join our big community Switch and Save which gives residents the opportunity to save on their energy bills and go green by switching to 100% renewable electricity
• Find out more about our Blaby Switch and Save service.

There are a number of ways to get help to reduce energy costs:

• Energy efficient tips are available from the Simple Energy Advice Website 
• Information on changing your energy supplier can be found at Citizen's Advice
• Your energy provider can sometimes help you reduce your costs - get in touch with them directly

See useful links below.