FTCH Grants – First Time Central Heating – Alliance Energy Solutions

FTCH Grants – First Time Central Heating

Never had a central heating system in your home? How about a new ASHP or combi boiler and compact radiators?

As part of the Government’s ECO4 Grant Scheme/ Affordable Warmth Scheme, within a few weeks you could have an up-to-date, highly efficient heating system consisting of a new boiler and controls.

ECO4 – Makes this possible

Set up by the Government in 2013 with the aim to make UK homes more energy efficient by installing dual energy saving measures, The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) directive means that the main energy suppliers; British Gas, SSE, EDF, E-on Next and alike, are obligated to invest in these measures for householders who qualify under the ‘affordable warmth’ bracket and are in receipt of certain benefits.

ECO4 is the latest round of this Government Grant aided scheme.

Qualifying Criteria for First Time Central Heating Grants:

FTCH – for homes that have never had central heating before

Homeowner – Completely eligible.
PRS (Private Rented Sector) – any EPC rating – this can be from a company or a person.
Social Housing– EPC ratings E,F,G only – applicant needs to be on the social company checker and the property rented at a price in the lower quartile for the area.

Your home must have either no heating at all or one of the following heating systems:

For the PMHS (Pre Main Heating Source) – the official definition from Ofgem is ‘any property without a wet heating system’ – a general rule of thumb is anything without radiators but in all instances a survey will be carried out.

Gas room heaters
Electric room heaters
Inefficient electric storage heaters (SAP rating of 0.2 or less)
Gas fire with back boiler with one or no heat emitters
Agas with one or no heat emitter
Warm air system
Solid fossil fuel fire with back boiler,
Direct electric underfloor or ceiling heating (not connected to an electric boiler)
Bottled LPG room heating
Solid fossil fuel room heaters
Wood / biomass room heating
Oil room heaters

The relevant heating system used to assess your eligibility for First Time Central Heating Grants is that which appears as the ‘Main Heating’ system on the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for your home. Checks and a survey are carried for confirmation purposes.

Your home must be well insulated

To qualify for First Time Central Heating Grants your home must have adequate loft insulation installed and if it has cavity walls, it must have cavity wall insulation installed.
If it does not have either of these installed at the time of your application, the installer of your new central heating system may arrange it for you.

Please note – all FTCH measures regardless of tenure require a PRE EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)

Benefits Criteria

The best way to see if you qualify is to click on the ‘Apply Now’ button at the top of the page and spend no more than a few seconds answering the questions.

From the answers you provide we will be able to confirm whether or not you qualify.

However, if you prefer an at-a-glance idea of the qualifying benefits then here are the majority of them and they are applicable whether you are the homeowner or tenant;

Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
Universal Credit
Pension Guarantee Credit
Working Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit
Income Related Employment & Support Allowance
Income Support
Housing Benefit
Pension Credit Savings Credit
Additionally – Warm Homes Discount will apply

So you Qualify for the Grant – Next Steps

Upon qualifying for the grant, we will arrange a free survey to identify the energy efficiency of the property.

From here we will arrange a mutually convenient time for the installation to take place.

We will clarify the boiler / ASHP manufacturer and model that you qualify for but please note that in the event of you wishing to upgrade to another, a contribution may be required and this would need to be paid prior to works commencing.

Installations of multiple measures follow a determined process and are completed over multiple days.

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ASHP/Gas Engineers and Insulation Measures Installers Required

Due to increased workload throughout the UK we require additional qualified and Gas Safe Registered and ASHP qualified installers. For ASHP, must have Unvented HW, Water Regs. Heat Pump Systems (Non-Refrigerant Circuits) and Associated Competence Certificates.

In addition, we offer reimbursements including for fuel (travel over certain distances/timescales)

We also require Insulation Measures Installers preferably with ECO / LAD Scheme Experience. Must have NVQ Certificates in Insulation and Buildings Treatments and appropriate completed Modules in one or more of; Cold Roof, Loft, Internal / External / Cavity Wall Insulation. Excellent Joinery and/or Floor Fitting Skills are advantageous and Quality Workmanship, Customer Care Skills, and Willingness to Travel are musts. Great rates of pay and continuous work.

If you’re interested and would like to know more, in the first instance please email your gas qualifications/credentials/experience together with contact details to us below.

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