The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is an energy efficient scheme in the UK, created to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency in homes.  ECO4 is the fourth and final phase of the scheme.  It is due to run from 1st April 2022 and continue until 31st March 2026.

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• Solid wall insulation
• Cavity wall insulation
• Gas boiler replacement / upgrade
• Loft insulation
• Room in roof insulation
• First time central heating
• Electric storage heater upgrade
• Air source heat pump
• Solar PV

If you receive any of the following benefits, you may be eligible for a home improvement grant under the scheme:

Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

Income-related Employment & Support Allowance

Income Support

Pensions Credit Guarantee Credit

Pensions Credit Savings Credit

Working Tax Credit

Child Tax Credit 

Universal Credit

Housing Benefit

Child Benefit (income thresholds may apply)

If you don’t claim any of the benefits above you could also qualify for funding through your council’s ECO4 Flex rules. These rules allow households to apply if they don’t claim benefits and they earn under £31,000 per year, have a health condition made worse by living in a cold home or are vulnerable to the effects of living in a cold home.

In order to apply through ECO4 Flex your council needs to publish their statement of intent. Most aren’t expected to allow applications until late 2022 or early 2023.

Additional qualifying criteria relating to the property and its main heating type may apply.  See below, or contact us for details.

Rules Regarding Energy Performance:

As well as being in receipt of one of the benefits listed above, eligibility for the ECO4 scheme is dependent on the energy rating of your home. This rating is shown on the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for your property. 

To qualify under ECO4 your property must have an EPC rating of D, E, F or G. Energy companies can only spend 15% of their funding on Band D properties and because of this applications are only being accepted for properties with an E, F or G rating.

If your property has an EPC rating of A-C you do not qualify, as in order to get this rating your property will already be well insulated and adequately heated.

All existing EPCs can be viewed on the government's Energy Performance Certificate register.

If you don’t currently have an EPC a Registered Installer can estimate the rating when you apply and they’ll produce an EPC for you if the application is successful.

If you think you may fit the eligibility criteria or know someone who does, you can enquire by filling in the contact form.  We will get back to you soon to confirm eligibility.

We may need to:

1. Share your information with the Energy Saving Trust in order to check if you are eligible for funding.

2. Get in touch with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to confirm that you receive the relevant qualifying benefits