Warm Homes: Local Grant Eligibility Checker
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NEDDC Warm Homes: Local Grant Eligibility Checker
North East Derbyshire District Council is pleased to offer you the opportunity to benefit from free home energy upgrades (see eligibility section below), aimed at helping local households reduce energy bills and enjoy warmer, healthier homes.
If you’re on a low income, getting certain benefits or living in a certain postcode area, your property may be eligible for this fully funded scheme, delivered with support from the UK Government as part of the national Warm Homes: Local Grant initiative.
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Be located in north east derbyshire – your council is NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
(households within Chesterfield Borough Council and Bolsover District Council should contact their respective council to check if the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme is available in their area)
be A privately owned HomE
(either by you or by a private landlord – not a local authority or housing association)
have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D, E, F or G
if you do not know your home’s EPC rating, we can check when you apply or conduct a survey to confirm
and meet onE of the following household criteria:
GROSS INCOME
Your gross household income must be £36,000 a year or less
NET INCOME
If your net income is £36,000 a year or above, find another route below.
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or
POSTCODE
You live in a certain postcode area with a gross household income up to £50,000 a year
The Government have included households which reside within Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Income Deciles (ID) 1-2 in each local authority area
For North East Derbyshire District Council, this route qualifies approximately 313 postcodes in the District.
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or
HOUSEHOLD BENEFITS
Someone in your household is getting certain benefits
- Income based Jobseekers Allowance (JSA)
- Income related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Income Support (IS)
- Pension Credit Guarantee Credit (PCGC)
- Working Tax Credit (WTC)
- Child Tax Credit (CTC)
- Universal Credit (UC)
- Housing Benefit
- Pension Credit Savings Credit (PCSC)
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or
Health & Proxy Referral
We are aware of households where someone suffers from a severe or long-term health condition that is made worse by living in a cold home. Under this route, the Local Authority must receive a referral from a healthcare professional and pair this with further qualifying criteria. If you have one of the following health concerns, please don’t hesitate to apply so we can explore this further:
- A cardiovascular condition
- A respiratory disease
- Limited mobility
- Immunosuppression
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Alternative Eligibility: Income above £36,000
A household can qualify if its total annual income before tax is under £36,000, or if it meets the “after-housing-costs” (AHC) criteria.
AHC means the money left over from your household income after paying rent or mortgage. This doesn’t include other expenses such as:
- Council tax
- Utility bills (gas, electricity, water)
- Ground rent or service charges
To check eligibility under the AHC route, the calculation is:
- Start with total household income after tax (net income) – this is the income paid into your bank account from your employer(s) – i.e. household ‘take-home’ pay
- Subtract rent or mortgage payments
- Compare what’s left to a set allowance that varies by household size
Example 1:
A family of 2 adults and 2 children have combined household earnings £42,000 a year before tax.
After standard deductions (e.g. income tax/national insurance/pension), their income reduces to approx. £32,901 per year (£2,742.00 pm).
They pay £7,800 per year (£650 a month) for their mortgage.
Once housing costs are taken off, their AHC income is £25,101.
Because this is under the scheme’s income limit, the family would qualify.
You can view tables showing the maximum AHC income allowed for different household types.
The non-means-tested benefits below, that pay for necessary goods and/or services related to a disability, should be excluded from a household’s income calculation:
- Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance
- Personal Independence Payment
- Armed Forces Independence Payment
- Exceptionally Severe Disablement Allowance
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
After Housing Costs (AHC) Eligibility
*”Dependent children” are people living in families who are either aged under 16 years, or aged 16 to 18 years and who are in full-time education, excluding children aged 16 to 18 years who have a spouse, partner or child living in the household.
What’s included?
If you qualify, you could receive free* energy-saving improvements to your home, such as:
Property Construction: Cavity Wall
- Cavity wall insulation
- Loft insulation
- Solar panels
- Battery storage
Property Type: Solid Wall/Non-Traditional
- External or internal wall insulation
- Loft insulation
Even if you have one of these measures fitted, please still enquire as we may be able to install one or more additional measures.
All works are subject to survey, eligibility checks and approval by North East Derbyshire District Council.
*If you have a landlord, they may need to pay for some of the improvements.
