Boiler upgrade grant/help

dshah1912
dshah1912 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
in Benefits and income
Are you eligible for government grant for Boiler Upgrade if you are receiving DLA?

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  • Adrian_Scope
    Adrian_Scope Posts: 11,855 Online Community Programme Lead
    Hello @dshah1912. Was this the boiler upgrade scheme you're referring to? I can't see anything about DLA in the eligiblity criteria. 
    Money Saving Expert have a page on Government Housing & Energy Grants which may have more information or others that may be of help to you. 
  • 2oldcodgers
    2oldcodgers Posts: 739 Connected
    In or around 2014 I applied for a new gas boiler as my old one was just over 10 years old (home was built in 2003)
    The main condition, apart from being over 10 years old was that I was claiming Guaranteed Pension Credit Luckily I had a claim started in 2013 for just a few £'s a week.
    They fitted a new boiler etc which to this day works very well.
    Cost? Nothing, they even cleaned up after the work etc.
    A fantastic offer.  Not sure that this scheme is still ongoing.
  • freshwaterlilly
    freshwaterlilly Online Community Member Posts: 43 Connected
    Hi any advice please!
    pensioner on very limited means pension credit and pip have a disability so yes I qualify for a new boiler scheme 
    not so I have a very old condenser boiler over 15 years old constantly breaking down and have to pay costly repairs the water doesn’t get hot enough to have a bath in the cold weather I have to go to my daughters to have a bath according to every website I tried my Bolier is 90% efficiency just because it’s a condenser boiler I am not entitled to the EO4 scheme either no one will help me
    i am now faced with getting into debt to get a new boiler how many others are denied this because it’s a condenser boiler hope someone might have any information please 
  • EvaLauren302
    EvaLauren302 Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener

    No, DLA on its own doesn’t qualify you for a free boiler under the ECO4 scheme. You usually need to be on a means-tested benefit like Universal Credit or have a low household income. However, you might still qualify if other factors apply, like having children or living in a priority area. For the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS), DLA isn’t required — it depends more on your property and heating system.

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