*FIRST TIME CENTRAL HEATING ELIGIBILITY IS SUBJECT TO MINIMUM INSULATION REQUIREMENTS (CAVITY WALL AND ROOF INSULATION).
WHETHER ASHP OR BOILER INSTALLED AS PART OF FTCH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE PROPERTY BEING ‘ON-GAS’ OF ‘OFF-GAS’ (LIVE GAS CONNECTION ON 31ST MARCH 2022).
- Off-gas homes are considered to be those where:
- The primary heating system is a fixed coal, oil or LPG heating system
- Where the home has a fixed electric heating system such as ESH or a wet electric heating system with no evidence of a gas cooker
- Where there is no fixed gas heating system in place and no connection to mains gas is present including a gas cooker
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
Please note – all FTCH measures regardless of tenure require a PRE EPC (Energy Performance Certificate)