If you live in a cold home you may be eligible for a Warm Front Grant to help you manage your winter bills more easily.
Nearly 11,800 Southampton homes can be eligible for a Warm Front
Grant. Southampton City Council is currently working with Warm
Front to send out letters, telling residents that they could be
entitled to up to Ł2,700 — this could give them free central heating or
insulation.
Last year, only 441 residents took advantage of the grants, but
Southampton City Council want to make sure more residents know what it
is about this year — giving them more information about how they could
get involved.
People over 60 and those with children under 16 are among those
eligible for the scheme, along with those suffering from long-term
illnesses and pregnant women who have a maternity certificate MAT B1 if
they receive other benefits.
Grants can be used to repair a broken heating system, pay for a
highly efficient condensing boiler and install gas, electric and oil
heating.
Installations such as loft insulation, draught proofing and cavity
wall insulation are also available along with low energy light bulbs,
tank lagging and a free home energy check.
Councillor Phil Williams, Cabinet Member for Housing and
Neighbourhoods said: “I find it deeply shocking that less than four per
cent of the 11,800 eligible city homes took up the Warm Front Grant
last year. I hope that by better promoting the grant, we can help many
more people have a warmer winter.”
Noeleen McNally, Warm Front Coordinator for Southampton said: “The
earlier you apply, the sooner we can get you ready for winter.
Typically a package of Warm Front improvements can save you as much as
Ł193 on annual fuel bills, so it’s well worth picking up the phone now
to see whether you are entitled to make a claim.”
To qualify for a grant, residents must own their own home, or rent it from a private landlord.
For more information, call the Warm Front helpline free on 0800 316
6007 (quoting reference MK858). Lines are open Monday to Friday 8am-6pm
and 9am - 5pm on Saturdays.
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