1. Where do you live?
Different schemes are available in England, Scotland and Wales.
2. Current heating system
BUS only funds heat pumps that replace a fossil-fuel system.
3. EPC rating
The Warm Homes: Local Grant needs D or below. Find yours on gov.uk.
4. Household income
Total before tax across all adults in the home.
5. Receiving qualifying benefits?
Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, income-based JSA, income-related ESA, Child Benefit or Housing Benefit (the gov.uk ECO list).
Your eligibility
2 grantsyou may qualify for
2 schemes could fund work on your home. What you get depends on what the survey recommends.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)
£7,500 off an air or ground source heat pump if you own the home, or £9,000 if you heat with oil or LPG and have no mains gas connection (until March 2027). Your MCS-certified installer applies for it.
£7,500
ApplyWarm Homes: Local Grant
Your council surveys the home and pays for what it agrees: insulation, air source heat pumps, smart controls or solar panels (battery storage isn't on gov.uk's list). England only, while your council has funding.
Free if eligible
ApplyNot currently eligible
ECO4 (Energy Company Obligation 4)
Help with costsECO4 is for people who claim certain benefits or live in social housing (gov.uk). If you rent from a council or housing association, ask your landlord.
Ready to use your grant?
Get free quotes from MCS-certified installers who handle the BUS grant for you. Takes about 60 seconds, no obligation.
Indication only. Eligibility criteria change, so verify with the official scheme before applying. Northern Ireland has separate schemes not covered here.
The Short Answer
Answer five questions and the checker shows which schemes you might get, using only the tests each one publishes. Most owners replacing gas, oil, LPG or electric heating in England and Wales can get the £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant towards a heat pump. Free insulation and heating schemes are for lower incomes, certain benefits or less efficient homes.
What It Checks
| Scheme | Where | The test it uses |
|---|---|---|
| Boiler Upgrade Scheme | England and Wales | Own the home and replace oil, gas, electric or LPG heating: £7,500, or £9,000 for oil or LPG with no mains gas until March 2027 |
| Warm Homes: Local Grant | England | EPC D, E, F or G, household income usually £36,000 or less (or certain benefits, or a qualifying postcode) |
| ECO4 | England, Scotland and Wales | Certain benefits or social housing; owners need EPC D or worse. Until 31 December 2026 |
| Home Energy Scotland | Scotland | Own the home and live in it: grant up to £7,500 for a heat pump plus an optional interest-free loan, and grants for insulation |
| Warmer Homes Scotland | Scotland | A qualifying benefit (it also takes someone 75 or over with no working heating, or with a DS1500, SR1 or BASRiS form, which the checker doesn't ask) |
| Nest | Wales | Own or privately rent, a means-tested benefit or low household income, and an EPC of E or below (D with an eligible health condition) |
| Green Homes Wales | Wales | Homeowners in their main home: interest-free loans of £1,000 to £25,000, not means tested |
What It Can't Tell You
It can't confirm eligibility: each scheme checks for itself, and the council or energy supplier decides what's fitted after a survey. Northern Ireland has its own schemes, which the checker doesn't cover: see our NI insulation grants and NI heat pump grants pages. For heat pumps specifically, see the Boiler Upgrade Scheme guide.