Help from your energy supplier: the Energy Company Obligation
You might be able to get help for energy-saving improvements to your home if youÂre on certain benefits and own or privately rent your home.
You may get all or part of the cost of:
- loft or cavity wall insulation
- boiler repairs or replacements
Eligibility
You must own your property or rent it privately and have the ownerÂs permission to do the work.
You must also get one of the following benefits:
- Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (and your income is £15,860 or less)
- Working Tax Credit (and your income is £15,860 or less) – plus one of the extra conditions below
- Income Support – plus one of the extra conditions below
- income-based JobseekerÂs Allowance – plus one of the extra conditions below
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance  plus the support or work related element, or one of the extra conditions below
Extra conditions
For certain benefits, one of the following must also apply:
- youÂre responsible for a child under 16 (or under 20 if theyÂre in education or training)
- you get Disabled Child Premium
- you get Disability Premium
- you get Pensioner Premium
- youÂre 60 or over (only if you get Working Tax Credit)
How to apply
Contact the Energy Saving Advice Service to find out what help you can get.
Energy Saving Advice Service
Telephone: 0300 123 1234
Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm
Saturday, 10am to 2pm
Find out about call charges
Complain about improvements made to your home
Contact the company who carried out the work. You can contact your local Trading Standards office if youÂre not happy with the response – they can investigate further.
Contact Citizens Advice BureauÂs consumer helpline if your problem is still not dealt with. The telephone number is 08454 04 05 06.
Your improvement works should be covered by a guarantee – check your paperwork to find out if you’re covered and how to complain.
Complain to your energy supplier
You can complain to the energy supplier who funded the work if youÂre still unhappy. You can also complain to Ombudsman Services for energy if you have concerns about how you have been treated by an energy supplier.