Grants and support for Suffolk residents
Making your home more climate-friendly doesn’t have to be costly! Here we round up all the offers, schemes, support and grants available to you as a Suffolk resident to make your home warmer, your energy bills lower and your carbon footprint smaller. Find out which one is right for you.
Switch Together
This scheme helps people in Suffolk install solar panels, battery storage and heat pumps for their homes. It is supported by local councils and works by bringing lots of households together to get a better deal from trusted installers.
Conditions:
- You must live in Suffolk
Registrations for our solar panel scheme and our heat pump scheme have now closed. Keep updated by checking this page for new schemes or re-openings.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, you could get an upfront grant to cover part of the cost of replacing oil, gas or electric heating systems with a heat pump and in some cases, biomass boilers.
You’re eligible for a grant if both of the following are true. You must:
- own the property you’re applying for (including if it’s a business, a second home, or a property you rent out to tenants)
- be replacing fossil fuel heating systems – such as oil, gas, electric or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)
Mid Suffolk Cosy Homes
The Cosy Homes Initiative will include a free retrofit assessment of your property. This will determine which retrofit measures are suitable to install in your home. You’ll also receive funding to cover the installation of all recommended measures and remedial works (up to £10,000).
You may be eligible if:
- You live in Mid Suffolk
- You have an EPG rating of D
- You have an annual income below £80,000, and less than £40,000 in savings
- Your property has a council tax band between A-E
Warm Homes Suffolk Loan
The Warm Homes Suffolk Loan is a low-interest loan of up to £15,000 that you can spend towards making your home warmer, safer and cheaper to run. Energy efficient upgrades can include loft insulation, solar panels, batteries for solar energy storage, glazing improvements, or the installation of heat pumps.
You can apply if:
- You’re a homeowner in Suffolk
Suffolk County Council is partnering with Lendology CIC to deliver the loan scheme. Lendology CIC is an experienced Social Enterprise Lender, managing similar schemes with councils across the country.
Warm Homes Loan Scheme
The Warm Homes Loan Scheme is different from the Warm Homes Suffolk Loan. A Warm Homes loan could help you pay for energy saving improvements to your home, such as heat pumps or solar panels. These government-backed no and low interest loans are provided by a lender (for example, a bank).
You can apply if:
- You own your property
- Your property is in the UK
- the property must be residential, not commercial
