Do you qualify for the full gas central heating grant?
Grants for GAS central heating have risen from £2,700 to £3,500 and from £4,000 to £6,000, for OIL central heating. Households where anyone is receiving one of the following benefits should be eligible for a 100% Heating grants:
If you are over 60, own or privately rent your home and do not qualify for a Warm Front Grant because you do not receive a relevant benefit, you may be eligible for a £300 rebate
Applicants meeting the following criteria may be eligible for a Warm Front
Grant.
Householders** aged 60 or over in receipt of one or more of the
following benefits:
- Income Support
- Council Tax Benefit
- Housing Benefit
- Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
- Pension Credit
Householders** with a child under 16, or pregnant women with maternity
certificate MAT-B1, in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Council Tax Benefit
- Housing Benefit
- Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
- Pension Credit
Householders** in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
- Attendance Allowance
- Working Tax Credit (with income of less than £16,040. Must include a disability
element)
- Child Tax Credit (with income of less than £16,040)
- Disability Living Allowance
- Housing Benefit (must include a disability premium)
- Council Tax Benefit (must include a disability premium)
- Income Support (must include a disability premium)
- War Disablement Pension (must include a mobility supplement or Constant
Attendance Allowance)
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (must include a mobility supplement or
Constant
**The term 'Householder' includes the applicant's spouse, or partner, if living
with the applicant.
If you DON'T qualify for the full gas central heating grant.
If you are NOT eligible for the full grant due to receiving no qualifying
benefits etc, then you may be eligible for a £300 rebate if:
- You are over 60 AND
- You are an owner occupier or private tenant AND
- You have no central heating, or your system is inoperable.
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