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Warm Homes: Local Grant (Warm and Well — South Gloucestershire)

Severn Wye (on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council and six Gloucestershire district councils)

Description

Fully-funded energy-saving home upgrades — insulation, low-carbon heating systems, solar panels, and free energy surveys — for lower-income households in South Gloucestershire, delivered through 'Warm and Well', a £5.25m Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme run by the charity Severn Wye on behalf of South Gloucestershire Council and six Gloucestershire district councils (Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Cotswold, Stroud, and Forest of Dean).

Amount

Free home energy-efficiency improvements; per-property cap not published

Deadline

Rolling / no fixed deadline

Eligibility summary

  • Available in: England.
  • Open to individuals — not restricted to businesses.
  • Relevant income bands: earning under the Personal Allowance, basic rate taxpayers.
Notes
Widened in the August 2026 batch covering Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury to add the remaining four of the six member Gloucestershire district councils — this entry's own description already named all six (Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Cotswold, Stroud, and Forest of Dean) as sourced directly from Severn Wye's own 'Warm and Well' service page in the prior batch, so no further verification was needed beyond confirming these four are within this directory's current council-trawl scope. This completes coverage of the full six-district consortium. Checked whether South Gloucestershire — the fourth historic 'Avon' authority — shares the Bristol-led Bright Green Homes consortium (Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset) found earlier in this trawl — confirmed it does not; South Gloucestershire's Warm Homes: Local Grant delivery instead sits within this separate, Gloucestershire-wide Severn Wye-run consortium. Scheme was at capacity with a waiting list at research time.
Requirement
Own or privately rent a home in Gloucestershire or South Gloucestershire with an EPC rating of D, E, F, or G, and gross household income under £36,000/year (some deprived postcode areas qualify at higher incomes).

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How to apply

Call the free Warm and Well advice line (0800 500 3076, Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or complete the online eligibility checker via Severn Wye.

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Other areas' version of this scheme

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Warm and Well — South Gloucestershire) is run locally — here's the same scheme in other areas.

Grant

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Ashford)

Ashford Borough Council

Ashford Borough Council's standalone delivery of the national Warm Homes: Local Grant, open since 1 April 2025 for three years, with whole-project retrofit funding averaging around £12,500 per household. Uses a 'fabric first' approach — insulation before renewables — covering loft, cavity and external wall insulation, windows and doors, solar panels, air source heat pumps, and high heat retention storage heaters, fully funded for owner-occupiers with no landlord contribution needed for a first rented property.

Free home energy-efficiency and low-carbon heating improvements, averaging around £12,500 per householdDeadline: 31 March 2028EnglandAshford Borough Council
Grant

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Basildon)

Basildon Borough Council

Free home energy-efficiency improvements — insulation, low-carbon heating systems, and solar panels — for lower-income households in privately owned or rented homes across the Basildon borough, backed by around £1.5m of Warm Homes: Local Grant funding awarded directly to Basildon Borough Council. Confirmed to run as the council's own scheme, distinct from the HEAT Essex delivery partnership covering most other Essex districts.

Fully funded energy-efficiency improvements; per-property cap not published (~£1.5m total award)Rolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandBasildon Borough Council
Grant

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Bolsover)

Bolsover District Council (Midlands Net Zero Hub, delivered by Phoenix Gas Services and Nottingham Energy Partnership)

Free home energy-efficiency and low-carbon heating upgrades for lower-income households in Bolsover and Bassetlaw, delivered jointly by the two councils under a Service Level Agreement and the regional Midlands Net Zero Hub's Warm Homes: Local Grant allocation, worth £2,519,000 in combined DESNZ funding over three years. Bolsover procured Phoenix Gas Services as the installer, with Nottingham Energy Partnership (NEP) acting as the customer-journey/eligibility support partner for both districts — a different delivery route from the Marches Energy Agency-run scheme covering Amber Valley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales and Erewash, and from Nottinghamshire County Council's own Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme covering Gedling, Broxtowe, and Ashfield.

Fully or partially funded energy-efficiency improvements; per-property cap not publishedRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandBolsover District CouncilBassetlaw District Council
Grant

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Bright Green Homes — Bath and North East Somerset)

Bristol City Leap (on behalf of Bath and North East Somerset Council, Bristol City Council, and North Somerset Council)

Free home energy-efficiency improvements — cavity/external/loft/underfloor insulation, air source heat pumps, solar PV, window and door replacement, ventilation upgrades, and electric storage heaters — for lower-income households in Bath and North East Somerset, delivered through the Bright Green Homes project. Bright Green Homes is a three-council consortium led by Bristol City Council (via Bristol City Leap) in partnership with Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset, funded by the national Warm Homes: Local Grant.

Free installation of eligible energy-efficiency and low-carbon heating measures; per-property cap not publishedRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandBath and North East Somerset CouncilBristol City CouncilNorth Somerset Council
Grant

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Buckinghamshire)

Buckinghamshire Council (delivered by the National Energy Foundation)

Fully funded energy-saving upgrades — insulation, low-carbon heating (including air source heat pumps), solar PV, and smart heating controls — for eligible Buckinghamshire residents, delivered by the National Energy Foundation under the national Warm Homes: Local Grant, with £3,023,682 allocated to the council over three years from 2025.

Free or subsidised home energy-efficiency and low-carbon heating improvements; per-property cap not publishedRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandBuckinghamshire Council
Grant

Warm Homes: Local Grant (Cambridgeshire Energy Retrofit Partnership — Peterborough)

Cambridgeshire Energy Retrofit Partnership (led by Cambridge City Council)

The national Warm Homes: Local Grant (worth up to £15,000 per home, covering loft/cavity wall insulation, solar panels, air source heat pumps, high heat retention storage heaters, and double/triple glazing) delivered across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough by the Cambridgeshire Energy Retrofit Partnership (CERP) — a seven-member consortium of Cambridge City Council (lead authority), Cambridgeshire County Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Peterborough City Council, and South Cambridgeshire District Council, with £8.5m allocated for April 2025-March 2028. Most of the partnership area applies through Action on Energy Cambridgeshire directly; Peterborough postcodes instead use two designated local installers (0800 Repair for PE1, Aran Insulation Ltd elsewhere in Peterborough).

Up to £15,000 per homeRolling / no fixed deadlineEnglandPeterborough City CouncilCambridge City CouncilEast Cambridgeshire District CouncilFenland District CouncilHuntingdonshire District CouncilSouth Cambridgeshire District Council

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