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The Scottish Government’s Warmer Homes Scotland programme offers support worth up to £10,000 or more for eligible households for energy-saving home improvements like heating and insulation to help make your home warmer and cheaper to heat.
If you need help to reduce your heating bills and make your home cosier, you could receive support worth up to £10,000 or more from the Scottish Government. You could be eligible for energy-saving home improvements like heating and insulation to help make your home warmer, cosier and cheaper to heat.
Find out more about Warmer Homes Scotland below.
Before calling us, you can use our online self-assessment tool to see if you're likely to be eligible.
Simply contact us and one of our friendly advisors will guide you through the process.
We’ll check if you’re eligible and if it looks like you are, we’ll book your home survey and refer you to Warmworks, the organisation that delivers Warmer Homes Scotland.
The Scottish Government’s Warmer Homes Scotland programme offers support to households that are struggling to stay warm and keep on top of energy bills.
Eligible households can receive energy-saving home improvements worth up to £10,000 or more to make their home warmer and more energy efficient.
Warmer Homes Scotland will take you through the process of assessing your home, recommending and installing the home improvements, and checking they’ve been done properly.
We’ll make an appointment for a Warmworks assessor to visit your home. They'll check you’re eligible and will check your home by looking in each room, including any loft spaces, to see what energy-saving home improvements will be right for you.
Warmer Homes Scotland helps homeowners and private rented sector tenants in Scotland who are struggling to heat their homes. You can find out more about who is eligible below.
You will:
These criteria may change from time to time.
The criteria listed below may change from time to time.
If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria for Warmer Homes Scotland, you might be eligible for assistance through the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan or an area-based scheme through your council.
The home improvements offered to you will depend on Warmworks' assessment of your home and your eligibility. For example, recommendations could include installing insulation and heating. The work is done by Warmworks’ installers and in most cases, the Scottish Government will meet all the costs. You cannot get funding for work that's already completed.
Potential improvements include:
In some rare cases, you may need to pay for some of the costs. If so, you can apply for an interest-free loan to help you meet the costs. The loan is managed by Energy Saving Trust for the Scottish Government, is subject to a credit check, and includes an administration fee. We'll let you know if you need to contribute to the costs.
After you’ve spoken to one of our advisors, we will pass your details to Warmworks, the organisation that manages Warmer Homes Scotland for the Scottish Government. This is what we mean by a referral.
A Warmworks assessor will assess your home and check to confirm if you’re eligible. Then Warmworks will recommend which energy-saving home improvements are right for your home. They will also keep in regular contact with you about your application and its progress.
If you’re a private sector tenant, Warmworks will need your landlord's permission before any energy-saving home improvements can be installed.
Warmworks will make your landlord aware of the improvements that can be funded by the Scottish Government and which ones they may need to fund directly.
Householders living in privately rented properties are subject to restrictions to the improvements available under Warmer Homes Scotland. Private rented sector properties that are covered by the statutory Repairing Standard no longer receive improvements that a landlord is legally obliged to provide. These properties are still eligible for other improvements available under Warmer Homes Scotland, if they are recommended.
Find out more about the repairing standard
