This resource provides information on the help with heating you can get. Unless otherwise stated the help is UK-wide.
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Northern Ireland energy saving grants
England energy saving grants
You could get £140 off your electricity bill through the Warm Home Discount scheme.
For further information and advice on heating and insulation call the Energy Savings Trust.
Scotland energy saving grants
For more information on the help available, contact Home Energy Scotland (hotline on 0808 808 2282)
Wales energy saving grants
In Wales, there is a fuel poverty programme, called ‘Nest’.
You can get home improvements if you are getting a means-tested benefit and living in a hard-to-heat home.
For more information, call 0808 808 2244 or go to www.nestwales.org.uk
Northern Ireland energy saving grants
You can view the energy saving grants available in Northern Ireland on the NI Direct website.
Cold Weather Payment
You may get a Cold Weather Payment if you’re getting certain benefits or Support for Mortgage Interest.
More information on the Cold Weather Payment is available on gov.uk.
Winter Fuel Payment
If you were born on or before 25 September 1956 you could get between £250 and £600 to help you pay your heating bills. This is known as a ‘Winter Fuel Payment’.
More information on the Winter Fuel Payment is available on gov.uk.
Disconnections
If your supplier has signed up to the Safety Net for Vulnerable Customers scheme, they are committed to never knowingly disconnecting vulnerable customers.
If you have been disconnected and are then identified as vulnerable, the supplier will reconnect you as a priority.
You are considered to be vulnerable if for reasons of age, health, disability or severe financial insecurity, you are unable to safeguard your personal welfare or the personal welfare of other members of your household.
Find out more
Advice
Use advicelocal to get advice in your area.
See also our Getting Advice guide.
You can also get advice on heating from the Energy Saving Trust.