With the ECO scheme (Energy Company Obligation) the Government aims to reduce fuel poverty for vulnerable households in the UK by creating funding for free energy efficiency works that will help reduce fuel bills.
The scheme is available to households on low income or receiving certain benefits. See below to find out if you are entitled and to apply.
Benning Construction is a registered provider for these energy efficiency works and we are happy to assist you in your application to help you save money and enjoy a warmer, more efficient home. The specific works we undertake include:
Thermal Imaging
We use a thermal imaging camera to identify areas in your home that need improving because of heat loss due to poor insulation and moisture intrusion that can lead to damp, condensation and drafts. From here we are able to assess the efficiency works that are needed to reduce and eliminate these.
Replacement High Efficiency Boilers and Smart Heating Controls
One of the most important works included in the ECO scheme is that home owners could have their inefficient or broken boiler replaced with a modern, new, highly efficient boiler. Alongside your boiler Benning can also install smart heating controls to give exceptional control over your hot water and heating, even remotely, and therefore reducing your energy costs.
Loft Insulation
Many inefficient homes can have minimal or even no loft insulation causing substantial heat loss through the roof. Benning can insulate the average loft in just a few hours with quality 10” insulation preventing heat loss and saving your energy. Insulation works just like a thermos flask in that in Winter it prevents warm air from escaping and in the Summer it stops the sun’s heat from warming your house, so it works for you all year round.
Under Floor Insulation
Just as heat disappears through a poorly insulated loft so it can be lost through your floor. Benning can install insulation to most types of floors including suspended timber and solid concrete. One method for the very common suspended wooden floors is our insulation support netting which we apply under the floor to hold the insulation material.
HOW DO I FIND OUT IF I AM ELIGIBLE FOR ECO FUNDING?
Grants are available under the ECO scheme if you own or privately rent your home, which has an EPC rating of A to E, social housing properties aren't eligible, and if you are on a low income or receive any of the following qualifying benefits:
Universal Credit
Tax Credits (Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits)
Pension Guarantee Credit
Carer’s Allowance
Constant Attendance Allowance
Personal Independence Payment
Attendance Allowance
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
War Pensions Mobility Supplement
Armed Forces Independence Payment
Disability Living Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
Income Support
Severe Disablement Allowance
Child benefit (subject to income)
Benning Construction is happy to answer any questions you may have on the ECO scheme and your eligibility and assist you in making your application. Feel free to call us on 020 8590 1599, email us on info@benningconstruction.com or send us a quick message on our contact form here.