Free Insulation Grants

Home insulation is mandatory for the citizens of the UK. With the EPC certification made essential during the sale of a house more and more people are looking for cheap home insulation options. Free insulation grants are the price cuts given to the customers that vary from an amazing 50% to a whopping 100%! These free insulation grants are actually not loans, so you never have to pay back any amount of it at any stage of your life! Yet there are certain conditions under which you need to fall to enjoy 100% insulation grants.

Loft Grant Insulations:

Depending upon your property location, available grants, type of property, fuel type and the amount of insulation required to bring your loft insulation up to the mark laid down by current building regulations of 270mm the client contribution may vary anything between £99.00 and £349.00,

Cavity Wall Insulations: 

Again here, all depending upon your location and available grants provided the property falls within the size parameters set by the various schemes, the client contributions may vary anything between £99.00 and £349.00,

Total costs waive off or free insulation grants:

Yet there are certain conditions under which the entire cost of insulation is waived off. They are as follows:

1.       The first clause is- Attendance Allowance.

2.       Second is -Child Tax Credit where the relevant income is equal to £15,597 or may be less.

3.       Third is- Council Tax Benefit

4.       Even Disability Living Allowance comes under this clause.

5.       Those having Disablement Pension which includes constant attendance allowance are also eligible for it.

6.       Those with Housing Benefit are also covered.

7.       People with Income based Job Seekers Allowance can also get hold of free insulation grants.

8.       People on Income Support are likely to get the 100%waive off.  

9.       Citizens also on State Pension Credit are eligible.

10.   People on War Disablement Pension (which includes either a mobility supplement or constant attendance allowance) are given this grant.

11.   Citizens on Working Tax Credit where the relevant income is £15,597.

12.   Home Owners who are over 70 are entitled to free insulation irrespective of the income amount.

13.   But mind you the free insulation is dependent on funding availability / first come first served. Please don’t mistake the funds to be unlimited.

To check whether you qualify for the free insulation grants and to get a survey done on your home kindly fill in the enquiry form below.     

ADVANTAGES/BENEFITS of insulation

In countries like the UK where temperature drops down immensely in cold days, insulating your home becomes more than essential. Also according to the government surveys the carbon dioxide emission from the household sectors is the highest.

Advantages of the different kinds of insulations

Advantage of Loft Insulation: Survey says that about 20% of the heat of the house is lost from the roofs. So loft insulation is the relevant method to insulate the house. It is a kind of imaginary blanket that is wrapped around the roof to cut down the heat energy of the house lost. The current government standard of loft insulation thickness is 270mm or 11". And the “Effective Loft Insulation” according to British Standard Product is the usage of mineral wool quit, blown mineral wool, blown cellulose fibre.

Advantage of Cavity Wall Insulation: Survey also says that about 30% of the heat of the house is lost by its walls. So, cavity wall insulation is done to cut down the heat lost to the environment. From mineral wool to urea formaldehyde foam to expanded polystyrene bead, any of these things are used as resistance to water penetration, a resistance to rot, fungi and vermin. Yet, these blankets allow the normal ‘breathable’ aspects of a building.

Other Advantages

Numerous advantages of your home insulation systems are as follows:

1. They keep your home warmer during winters and cooler in summers.
2. They help reduce damp.
3. Are environment friendly as they help reduce carbon dioxide emission.
4. Reduce electricity bills.
5. Are healthy options for you and your kids as they protect from respiratory problems, asthma, and other cold related diseases.
6. With EPC certificate made compulsory by the government before the house goes on sale, you will be at better receiving end always.
7. Its free or just about 50% of the cost.