Help from the government
Help with heating your home
are available in the winter months. Pensioners can get between £100 and £300 to help pay their heating bills.
are available if you receive certain benefits and the temperature is 0 degrees or below for more than 7 days.
You may also be eligible for if you are a home owner-occupier.
Home Upgrade Grant
The Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 (HUG2) is designed to help improve the comfort and energy efficiency of lower income homes that are not heated by mains gas central heating.
Benefits of the scheme include:
- reducing a home’s carbon footprint
- reducing energy bills
- no cost to residents
We are working with West Midlands Combined Authority and Act on Energy to offer free home energy efficiency improvements to qualifying residents.
Page last updated: 12 December 2024