Insulation: Housing
(asked on 10th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what grants are available to help low income families living in houses of solid wall construction, such as former colliery-built houses, increase their homes' energy efficiency.
Answered by
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Through the Warm Homes Plan, around ?4.4 billion of grant funding is allocated up to 2030 for low-income and fuel poor households to install solar panels, batteries, heat pumps and insulation.
The Warm Homes: Local Grant delivers upgrades via local authorities to privately owned or rented properties in England with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) below D, and the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund delivers grants for inefficient properties via social housing providers.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) also provides grants of up to ?7,500 towards installation of an air or ground source heat pump and is open to all eligible households in England and Wales. Funding will increase each year out to 2030, totalling around ?2.7 billion over the period.