First Time Central Heating Grants

At MEG, one of our main goals is to help eradicate Fuel Poverty in the UK. First Time Central Heating Grants are available to any household (homeowner or private renter) who currently have electric heating, gas/electric storage or no heating at all. If you receive one of the qualifying benefits you may be eligible. We want to ensure that those who most need support are made aware of the grants available.

Important Notice Under ECO4 which was introduced on 1st April 2022, to qualify for a First Time Central Heating Grants your home MUST HAVE an existing mains gas supply from this date. This is in line with the Government’s policy to phase out our reliance on gas boilers by 2035.

Why are the first-time central heating grants free?

Under the government-backed ECO4 scheme, the key objective is to reduce fuel poverty. This grant enables households to replace an inefficient heating system with an efficient heating system. This will reduce energy bills and carbon emissions. Funding for first time central heating comes through the ECO4 scheme.

Could I be eligible?

If you don’t have gas central heating and have never had a wet central heating system previously, you could be entitled to a complete gas central heating system (heating system and radiators) for free.

You are a homeowner with an EPC rating of E, F or G, or a private renter (with landlord’s permission) with an EPC rating of E, F or G.
Your home must have either no heating at all or one of the following heating systems:

Electric room heaters, including direct acting room heaters, fan heaters or inefficient electric storage heaters
Gas room heaters; including fixed mains gas room heaters
Gas fire with back boiler
Solid fossil fuel fire with back boiler
Mains gas warm air heating system
Electric underfloor or ceiling heating (not part of an electric boiler)
Bottled LPG room heating
Solid fossil fuel room heaters
Wood/biomass room heating
Oil room heaters

3. Someone in the property is receiving a qualifying benefit.

4. Someone in the home is eligible through an ECO4 flex funding route.

Assurances

Recently had Boiler and 1st time Central Heating installed. I would like to thank Raul, Junaid and the girls in the office I spoke to, also the surveyors that came round to assess the house. Also, would like to thank Ciaran and Adam, who did the installation of boiler and central heating. Very pleasant and did a good job throughout. Everything was done in a prompt professional manor and any queries were answered promptly, with the staff in the office.