ECO4 funding & LA Flex

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain set up to help reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty.

If you receive certain qualifying benefits, you may well be able to receive upgrade measures FREE OF CHARGE!

LA Flex is an extension of ECO4 and allows Local Authorities to set their own criteria regarding eligibility for funding through ECO4. This means that you might be able to receive funding on additional criteria such as low income, health, age etc, proving that residents are in fuel poverty and vulnerable to living in a cold home.

ECO4 Qualifying Benefits

Armed Forces Independence Payment
Carer's Allowance
Attendance Allowance
Constant Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
Pension Guarantee Credit
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
Income Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Personal Independence Payment
Severe Disablement Allowance
Tax Credits (Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits)
Universal Credit (UC)
War Pensions Mobility Supplement.
Child Benefit

Further information can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/776540/energy-company-obligation-3-LA-flexible-eligibility-guidance_.pdf

Local Authority Flexiblity (LA Flex) - Vulnerable to the Cold

Aged over 65, and particularly those over 75
Children under 5 and pregnant mothers
Respiratory disease (COPD, asthma)
Cardiovascular disease (e.g. ischaemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease)
Moderate to severe mental illness (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder)
Substance misusers
Dementia
Neurobiological and related diseases (e.g. fibromyalgia, ME)
Cancer
Limited mobility
Haemoglobinopathies (sickle cell disease, thalassaemia)
Severe learning disabilities
Auto-immune and immunodeficiency diseases (e.g. lupus, MS, diabetes, HIV)
And any other illness that can be exacerbated by cold weather conditions.

Please visit the site below for further details: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/environmental-programmes/eco/support-improving-your-home

Under the national ECO4 scheme by OFGEM, working with the energy companies, local councils and local installers, we help households cut their energy bills and improve energy efficiency. You could qualify FREE OF CHARGE for energy efficiency works if you receive a qualifying benefit or the Council declares you as eligible in accordance with their Statement of Intent.

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