The GREAT BRITISH INSULATION SCHEME (GBIS)

The Great British Insulation Scheme is aimed at households living in the least energy efficient homes to help them reduce their annual heating bills.

(Please note – since this is a relatively new scheme, we are currently only taking applications from homeowners in England and Wales who require Cavity Wall Insulation

GBIS grants are aimed at the following groups:

1. Low income group, ie those in receipt of income-related benefits, credits and allowances;
2. General group, ie those NOT in receipt of income-related benefits, credits and allowances ie those who may not have qualified under other grant schemes.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Low income group – Someone living permanently in the property must be in receipt of a qualifying income-related benefit and your property must have an EPC Rating of D-G.
2. General group – Your property must be in a Council Tax band of A-D in England, or A-E in Wales; and your property must have an EPC Rating of D-G.

Check your EPC RATING here –

https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/find-a-certificate/search-by-postcode (England and Wales);

Check your COUNCIL TAX BAND here –

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-council-tax-band/search (England and Wales);

We will allocate your application to an approved Installer/Surveyor who has access to the grant funding. They will need to carry out a free, no-obligation survey of your property before any measures are installed. They will inform you if there is a contribution to pay towards the cost of the installation before you go ahead. In some cases it will be a 100% free grant; in others, heavily discounted.

Note – Customers in the General Group, may have to contribute on average 10% towards the insulation measures selected.

Cavity Wall Insulation – your property should not have any cavity wall insulation installed. The Scheme does not include the extraction of cavity wall insulation that has been installed previously.