ECO 4 funding applies to both home owners and private rented tenants.  For anyone who lives in a social housing property or is council owned should contact their council or social housing landlord for details on improvements that can be made on their home

ECO 4 is funding which is granted when both a property and the household qualify.  For the property to quality it has to be an E, F or G rated property when an assessment is carried out.  We usually need to conduct an assessment to establish this in the first instance (see about us for more information on the process).  Some D rated properties may still be eligible, but funding for this level of property is lower and not always available.

For the household to qualify either someone living in the property must be on a means tested benefit or your home must be in one of the council areas which operates an ‘ECO Flex’ scheme and qualify via that route instead. 

Each flex scheme through a local authority has rules around who can install work under this qualifying criteria.  The councils which we have an agreement to work under their flex scheme are listed below.

In order for your household to qualify under ECO 4 Flex, someone in the household must have a health condition which is made worse by the cold or your household income must be under £31,000 per year.  Details of this are taken by using P60’s, bank statements and wage slips but personal information not needed as evidence is redacted.  Health conditions can be confirmed by a telephone consultation with a private GP which we can arrange as we understand that getting in to see your doctor can be challenging at the best of times!

ECO 4 funding is complicated, but we strive to keep the process as simple and stress free as possible for you.  Our team will guide you through each stage and are always on hand to explain if you have any questions

The aim of ECO 4 is to help the most inefficient homes more energy efficient by bringing their energy rating from an F or G up to a D or an E rating up to a C as a minimum.

We will always aim to improve your energy efficiency rating to the highest we can with the funding we have available.  Often we can install a renewable heating system such as an air source heat pump alongside solar PV which means the sun will provide power to fuel your heat pump and heat your home!  This will drastically reduce your energy bills.  A win for you and a win for the planet too!