UK Home Energy Grants: Find Support for Efficiency, Heating, and Renewables

Send us a topic important to you.Various government support schemes are available to eligible households across the UK designed to improve domestic energy efficiency, heating, and power generation. We highlight major programs such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), which focuses on low-income households, and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), which provides grants for renewable heating systems. You will learn about eligibility criteria for schemes in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and understand how systems like the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) pay you for exporting power. Crucially, we also cover the steps required to rectify problems with scheme installations, including issues reported under ECO4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS).Key TakeawaysSeveral national schemes, including ECO and GBIS, place obligations on energy suppliers to fund measures like insulation and heating to tackle fuel poverty and boost energy efficiency, primarily targeting low-income homes or those in the lower Council Tax bands.The Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) offers property owners in England and Wales upfront grants of up to £7,500 to install renewable heating systems, such as air source heat pumps.The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) ensures that households installing small-scale renewable power technologies are paid by their supplier for excess electricity they supply back to the grid.If installation quality issues arise under schemes like ECO or GBIS, consumers are advised to contact the installer, scheme provider, or quality assurance bodies like TrustMark, and may escalate unresolved complaints to the Dispute Resolution Ombudsman or Energy Ombudsman.Source:  Help with energy efficiency, heating and renewable energy in homesResearch BriefingPublished Tuesday, 18 November, 2025Follow and subscribe to 'The Bench Report' on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes daily: thebenchreport.co.ukSubscribe to our Substack Shape our next episode! Get in touch with an issue important to you - Producer Tom will grab another coffee and start the research!Email us: [email protected] us on YouTube,  X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok! @benchreportUKSupport us for bonus and extended episodes + more.No outside chatter: source material only taken from Hansard and the Parliament UK website.  Contains Parliamentary information repurposed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0....