Surrey residents to benefit from record funding to reduce home energy costs

Surrey County Council has been awarded £13.9 million of Government funding to help residents living in fuel poor homes to save money, conserve energy and make homes more energy efficie

The Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme is funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and has assigned Surrey the largest allocation the county council has ever received, as a result of the impressive delivery for similar schemes previously.

The scheme will run over three years and can be used to fund measures including different insulation types, draughtproofing, low energy lighting, Solar PV and low carbon heat sources such as an air source heat pump, hybrid heat pumps or a biomass boiler.

More residents could be eligible thanks to a broader criteria than previous schemes. It is now open to people living in homes with an EPC rating of D-G, and a gross annual household income of less than £36,000. The funding is available for properties on all fuel types.

Eligible residents can express an interest in the scheme by contacting the SCC Energy Team or calling the contact centre on 01483 404505