Are you eligible for funding to improve your home?

Funding is available to residents in all circumstances to improve your home's energy efficiency.

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, you could get a grant to cover part of the cost of replacing fossil fuel heating systems with a heat pump or biomass boiler.

You can get one grant per property. Current grants are available for:

• £7,500 towards an air source heat pump
• £7,500 towards a ground source heat pump (including water source heat pumps and those on shared ground loops)
• £5,000 towards a biomass boiler

Fossil fuel heating systems include oil, gas, electric or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas).

Check your eligibility and find out how to apply for the grant here: Boiler Upgrade Scheme - GOV.UK

Warm Homes Local Grant

For more information about the Governments Warm Homes Local Grant programme and to register your interest please see Apply for the Warm Homes: Local Grant to improve a home - GOV.UK

Please note that eligibility for the Warm Homes Local Grant programme is set by Government and does not, under any circumstances, include funding to replace broken or old and inefficient gas boilers.

0800Repair have been appointed by the council to deliver Warm Homes Local Grant in Sunderland and will assess your home and if approved install all the energy saving measures such as solar panels, storage batteries, insulation or heat pump. As our trusted Warm Homes Local Grant partner 0800Repair also help to obtain evidence of your household income. This is required to establish eligibility for all new applicants.      

For more information, advice and support about a broad range of energy related matters including potential support for gas boilers please see Energy advice and support - Sunderland City Council  or contact Green Doctor, helping UK residents stay warm, stay well, and save energy. - Groundwork

Warm Homes Local Grant Privacy Notice (PDF, 113 KB)