Home Support Grant (Blaby)

Description

Grants of up to £5,000 per household to help residents remain independent and safe at home, covering works such as central heating installation or replacement, energy-efficient insulation, external security lighting, additional interior lighting, window replacement, and electrical or gas pipe repairs. Delivered jointly across five Leicestershire districts including Blaby, Harborough, Melton, and North West Leicestershire, subject to a means test and a home visit.

Eligibility summary

• Available in: England.
• Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
• Relevant income bands: earning under the Personal Allowance.

Notes

Confirmed via Blaby District Council's own Home Support Grant page. Tagged here with disabilityOrAdditionalNeeds since the works funded (safety lighting, accessible fittings, warmth measures) are aimed at vulnerable, elderly, and disabled residents remaining safely independent at home, though the scheme is not exclusively disability-gated. Genuinely joint across five districts (Blaby, Oadby and Wigston, Harborough, Melton, North West Leicestershire) — widened in the August 2026 Leicestershire batch to add Harborough, Melton, and North West Leicestershire, the three of this scheme's named member districts that fell within that batch's scope. Widened again in the August 2026 Lincolnshire/Leicestershire five-council batch to add Oadby and Wigston, confirmed as the scheme's fifth named member district — this completes tagging of all five member districts of this joint scheme. Hinckley and Bosworth and Charnwood are not part of this particular joint scheme. No application deadline published — treated as rolling.

Requirement

Resident of Blaby, Harborough, Melton, North West Leicestershire, or Oadby and Wigston district meeting income criteria with savings under £6,000; a home visit and means test are required to confirm eligibility.