Various schemes run by the government and energy companies (ECO) have been developed to encourage take-up of high efficiency or low carbon heating solutions.
Apply now for a new gas boiler, gas central heating or air source heat pump under a government heating grants scheme
Plumb-Line has the required certifications (MCS, PAS2030:2019 and TrustMark) demonstrating we have the capability to operate under these schemes to a high standard. As a customer you can be confident in our ability as a surveyor and installer, as well as in the way we complete the administration for the schemes.
Connected for Warmth Scheme
This scheme aims to provide low income households, who are at risk of fuel poverty, with appropriate insulation and low-carbon heating. In many cases this is free of charge.
Plumb-Line is an accredited installer of low carbon air source heat pumps and is working with and AgilityEco and Affordable Warmth Solutions to deliver this project in Northamptonshire and surrounding areas.
Find out more about how can get a Free Air Source Heat Pump here.
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme began on April 1st 2022, replacing the Green Homes Grant and Renewable Heating System for new applicants. It aims to encourage and assist the use of efficient, renewable energy generation to provide heat for your home.
Currently, you could get £7,500 off the cost and installation of an air source or ground source heat pump system and £5000 off the cost of a biomass boiler heating system.
Your home needs to be sufficiently insulated and have an installation capacity of up to 45kWth. You will also need to be replacing a fossil fuel system.
Find out more about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme on our blog
First Time Central Heating (FTCH) Scheme
The First Time Central Heating Scheme has been created to fund the installation of central heating systems into homes that do not have, and have not previously had, a central heating system. The scheme is designed to increase energy-efficiency, reduce heating bills and improve living conditions and well-being for people on low incomes.
Plumb-Line is an accredited installer for the First Time Central Heating Scheme as we have been independently assessed to ensure that we meet the high quality of service standards required.
To qualify for the First Time Central Heating Scheme you must be either a home owner or a tenant in a privately rented home, which either has no heating or one of the following heating systems: storage heaters, fan heaters, convectors or plug-in heaters, or stand-alone gas fires and wall heaters.
In addition, if your gas boiler is pre-2005, you may qualify for a brand new high efficiency gas boiler under the scheme. See more and apply for a government heating grant under the scheme.
More information about the First Time Central Heating Scheme from OFGEM: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/first-time-central-heating-ftch-checklist-0
ECO – Energy Company Obligation
Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government scheme aimed at reducing carbon emissions and tackling fuel poverty.
Energy efficiency measures, including wall or loft insulation, are funded by the larger energy suppliers who have targets to meet depending on their share of the energy market.
The ECO scheme is designed for people on low incomes living in their own property, in rented property or social housing. To find out more go to: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/eco
“This week your team installed an Air Source Heat Pump in my house under the terms of the Government’s Green Homes Grant Scheme. I am writing to say how very impressed my wife and I were with Mark, Lewis and Kevin. Not only were they extremely professional in the work that they carried out, but they were also very considerate about our needs.”
Jimmy, Northamptonshire, March 2021
