Home-energy grant pre-screen | Homecode

Which home-energy grant routes may be worth checking?

A cautious six-question pre-screen for home-energy grant routes using dated official scheme evidence. It checks ECO4, ECO4 Flex and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. The Great British Insulation Scheme is shown only as a closed legacy route. Review the official evidence sources.

What this check can tell you

This is an initial eligibility check, not an approval. Eligibility, a referral or an assessment does not guarantee funding or installation.

Scheme approval does not make installation DIY-safe. A qualified scheme assessor or installer must decide property and measure suitability.

Policy evidence checked 13 August 2026; scheduled for review by 5 September 2026. One or more rule sets are incomplete, so no criteria are inferred for them.

Official evidence sources

The pre-screen keeps dated programme rules separate. Check the current official Energy Company Obligation guidance from Ofgem and the Boiler Upgrade Scheme route on GOV.UK before relying on a result.

About the household and property

Results use a query address so the check works without JavaScript. Result responses are marked private and noindex; do not share the result address if the answers feel sensitive.

1. Where is the property?

Schemes differ across the four UK nations.

EnglandWalesScotlandNorthern IrelandNot sure

2. Which best describes the household?

A tenant cannot give the property owner’s permission for work.

Owner-occupierPrivate renterSocial housing renterLandlord or owner of a rented homeNot sure

3. What is the home’s current EPC band?

Use the current certificate if one is available.

A, B or CDE, F or GNo EPC or not sure

4. Which household support route may apply?

Use “not sure” rather than guessing about benefits, income, health or energy debt.

Someone receives a benefit currently listed by the schemeA low-income, cold-related health, persistent fuel-debt or prepayment-hardship route may applyNeither of these appears to applyNot sure

5. What heating change is being considered?

This question is used only for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme screen.

Replace oil or LPG at an off-gas-grid property with a heat pumpReplace another fossil-fuel or non-heat-pump electric systemInstall the first heating system in a self-buildReplace an existing low-carbon heating systemNo heating replacement is plannedNot sure

6. What kind of property project is it?

Self-builds and developer-built new homes are treated differently.

An existing homeA home commissioned and built as a self-buildA new home built by a developerNot sure

No name, address, postcode or contact details are requested or needed.