Home energy

North East Lincolnshire Council LAD3 and HUG1 energy efficiency funding – Reduce your energy bills, keep your home warmer and reduce carbon emissions with home energy upgrades from North East Lincolnshire’s LAD3 (Local Authority Delivery) and HUG1 (Home Upgrade Grant) funding schemes.

Homeowners and private renters can apply if they think they meet the eligibility criteria and their property is suitable.

For privately rented properties, landlords are required to make a contribution to cover one third of the total costs of the measures installed.

Funding has been secured from the Government as part of their pledge to upgrade inefficient homes.

The council is working with energy experts YES Energy Solutions to qualify residents for the scheme.

Are you eligible?

The LAD3 and HUG1 Scheme will help residents living in homes with poor energy efficiency ratings who also have a low income.

To qualify residents must:

• Have a household income of £30,000 or less,

Or

• Receive income related benefits

Households with savings of £16,000 or more do not qualify.

Is your property eligible?

You must also live in a property with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E, F or G.

(EPC band D is accepted if there’s fewer than 30% D rated properties signed up to the scheme).

What could you receive?

If you qualify for the scheme, your property will undergo a survey to see which improvements would improve its warmth and efficiency the most.

Your property type will also affect how much funding you can receive, but it could be up to £10,000 for on-gas properties and £25,000 for off-gas properties.

Examples of what you could receive for free include:

• External wall insulation
• Loft insulation
• Cavity wall insulation
• Underfloor insulation
• Solar panels (PV)
• Air source heat pump
• High heat retention electric storage heaters

If you and your property is eligible for the measure(s) in the scheme, our surveyor partners will create a plan that selects one or more measures to provide maximum benefits.

How to apply

If you are a householder interested in the scheme, please contact the Home Energy Team on 01472 324703.

What is an Energy Performance Certificate

Energy Performance Certificates were introduced in 2007 and are a legal requirement for a building to be sold, let or constructed. Once obtained, an EPC is valid for 10 years. 

The Certificate will tell you on a scale of A-G, the energy efficiency of your home along with improvements that could be made, with ‘A’ being the most efficient home. Better-rated homes should have less impact through Carbon Dioxide (CO²) emissions, the EPC will show the amount of CO² emissions produced by that property in tonnes, and will advise on the amount this could be reduced by. 

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) Legislation 

In April 2018 Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards introduced made it a legal requirement for all privately owned properties to have an EPC rating of at least an ‘E’ before they are sold or let. The legislation applies to both domestic and commercial properties, although there are some exemptions, for example if a property is a listed building. 

Those who fail to make the necessary changes will be subject to the appropriate fines: up to £5,000 for domestic dwellings.