Want
to insulate your loft or cavity walls for FREE?
Take advantage of these home insulation deals
now!
The Council are encouraging our residents to
take advantage of free or discounted wall and loft insulation
offers while they are available!
Insulating your home is one of the most effective
ways to cut your energy bill. If you are a homeowner or private
tenant then you could save up to £175 a year by insulating your
home on your annual fuel bills.
You need to read the small print to make sure you
and your home are eligible. Below is a list of some providers* with
details of their current offers:
South Staffordshire Council in partnership with Marches
Energy Agency are promoting the following offer in the
district:
*This is not an exhaustive list of providers, and the
Council recommends that you select the one most suitable for your
needs. The Council has not vetted these providers and cannot be
held responsible or liable for any problems that you may experience
with the company you choose to go with.
VNR Contracting Services– FREE
loft and cavity wall insulation (including top ups for less than
170mm of existing insulation), maybe available for a
householder or their spouse in receipt of one of the
following:
- Council tax benefit.
- Housing benefit.
- Income support.
- Income based jobseekers allowance.
- Employment and support allowance
- Attendance allowance.
- Disability living allowance.
- Disablement pension which includes a constant attendance
allowance.
- War disablement pension which includes a mobility supplement or
a constant attendance allowance.
- Child tax credit (where the consumer’s relevant income is
£16,040 or less).
- Working tax credit (where the consumer’s relevant income is
£16,040 or less).
- State pension credit.
Phone our ‘South Staffordshire Warm
Homes' Free insulation advice line on 0800 193 1902.
Also discounted insulation for the Able To Pay
of £149 each for Cavity Wall Insulation and Loft Insulation.
There may be an excess meterage cost in some
cases. They also offer a loft clearance service for
£40. This offer is available for all areas in the
district of South Staffordshire. To arrange your FREE Home
Insulation Survey call VNR directly on 01922 495533 or visit the
VNR
website. (ends 1st April)
Other offers include:
EDF - Home energy efficiency
improvements are being provided to customers as part of two new
government initiatives.
The first is ECO, which has been created to help people keep
their homes warm, especially throughout the winter months. This
help is provided by installing home improvements, designed to save
money on energy bills. And we’re giving some of these improvements
away for free to people who meet certain eligibility criteria.
The second is Green Deal, due to launch early next year, which
is an alternative way of paying for these energy efficiency
improvements. You could borrow all or part of the upfront cost of
installing the new improvements and pay for them in instalments
through your electricity bills. The amount you pay for these
improvements should be no more than the estimated savings you make
on your energy bills, as a result of installing them. Call
0800 015 7786 or apply on the EDF
Energy website.
British Gas - Loft and cavity wall
insulation could save you hundreds of pounds each year and if you
are on selected benefits British Gas may be able to install this
free.
Eligibility is based on: Where you live - some postcode areas
are eligible for free insulation or if someone in your
household is in receipt of income related benefits.
It's simple to get free insulation if you qualify, just follow
these three simple steps
Call free 0800 086 1486 or apply on
the
British Gas website to check you can get
insulation for your home.
Book your free survey at a time to suit you. After your survey
you can then arrange a time for your free installation. This can
usually be done within a day and with very little fuss. If you
don't qualify but know someone you think would , then with share
the warmth, you and your friend could earn £50 each when they
install insulation through British Gas.
Eon - free loft and cavity wall
insulation and a £100 cheque towards energy bills for anyone on an
income of less than £16,190 and in receipt of Child Tax Credit, or
claiming Pension Credit or other income related benefits.
Apply on the Eon Energy
website or call 0845 301 4927.
* This is not an exhaustive list of
providers, and the Council recommends that you select the one most
suitable for your needs. The Council has not vetted these providers
and cannot be held responsible or liable for any problems that you
may experience with the company you choose to go with.
(updated 7 March 2013)
