Grants/Assistance available for householders
Warm Homes Scheme
The Warm Homes Scheme is for people who receive certain qualifying benefits and own or rent their home from a private landlord.You may be eligible for insulation and heating measures through this scheme.
Tel: 0800 988 0559
Warmer Ways to Better Health
NIE Energy is offering householders who fall outside the Warm Homes criteria, a package of free loft and/or cavity wall insulation for their home to reduce heating bills.Funded by the Northern Ireland Sustainable Energy Programme, the package includes full loft insulation, cavity wall insulation, hot water tank jacket and four energy saving light bulbs and is available to the following people:
- Single person household with an income / pension less than £18,000 gross
- OR Couple or single parent family with an income / pension less than £25,000 gross
- OR Single person household / Couple with an income / pension of less than £30,000 gross AND over 70 who own their home or are a private tenant.
Funding is limited with grants available on a first come first served basis. The maximum grant is £800. For more information or to apply please contact:
Leona Donaghy, Energy Efficiency Advisor, Ballymena Borough Council
Tel: 028 2566 0391
NIE Energy
NIE Energy offer energy saving cash backs for wall (including solid wall) and loft insulation. They also have other energy saving offers such as boiler servicing.
Tel: 0800 0321 894 (lines open Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm)
Energy Saving Trust 
The Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation that provides free and impartial advice on how you can save energy in the home, low carbon transport and renewable technologies and gives tips on saving water, waste and money.
Tel: Freephone 0800 512 012
Winter Fuel Payment
If you are aged 60 or over you may get a Winter Fuel Payment to help pay for keeping warm in winter. This can be between £125 and £400 depending on your situation. Find out if you are eligible for this payment and how to apply.
Access 2 Benefits
Every week, thousands of people over 60 miss out on their share of unclaimed benefits in Northern Ireland. A2B is a not-for-profit organisation working to improve benefit uptake for people of retirement age. The online benefit calculator on our website is free,simple and anonymous. You can quickly and easily check up on your entitlements and find if out if you are eligible for a range of benefits including Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Rate Relief and Lone Pensioner Allowance.
Tel: 028 90754070
Action Renewables
Action Renewables is the leading organisation in Northern Ireland in the promotion and development of renewable energy. Action Renewables delivers a large portfolio of programmes including:
- general awareness raising
- road shows
- seminars
- performance monitoring of technologies
- research and evaluation
- policy
- lobbying
Tel: Freephone 0808 141 2020
For Community groups and businesses:
Lottery Fund
Community venues in Northern Ireland can apply to BIG's Energy Efficient Venues programme to make their venue more environmentally-friendly and energy efficient. As well as benefiting the environment, this programme will help community groups save on their heating and lighting costs.
The Carbon Trust
The Carbon Trust provides specialist support to business and the public sector to help cut carbon emissions, save energy and commercialise low carbon technologies.
Web: www.carbontrust.co.uk
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