Grants for new boiler

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Im trying to find info for someone regarding grants for a new boiler, anyone had any experiences about the grants

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• This sites may be of interest to you
  https://www.eagagroup.com/grants/index.htm
  https://www.energyefficiency.powerge.../WarmFront.htm
  I had loft insulation & cavity wall insulation done under the warmfront scheme quite recently.
• Hi cattie
  I applied for this last week - phoned the number given after reading about it in the local paper. We're over 60 but not on any means-tested benefits but the criteria include any disability-related benefit, and I'm on Attendance Allowance, which qualifies me. I had a letter on Saturday saying that an assessor would be in touch within 4 - 6 weeks - he actually phoned at 6 pm Sunday and is coming tomorrow mid-morning to assess what we need and what they can offer. Because of my AA we're apparently entitled to Ј2,700 to upgrade our heating system!!
  As our monthly gas bills went from Ј28 for all of last year, to Ј35 in May, then to Ј64 from this month (due to the cost of gas on the wholesale market) we are keen to ensure our system is as up-to-date and as efficient as possible!
  The phone no is 0800 316 2808.
  Margaret Clare
• ill pass them on, thankyou, its not deffinate yet that she will need a new one, well no she will need a new one but as to when that will be we dont know, it depends if the gas engineer can get the part if not then she will need a new boiler
• Do you need to be claiming a benefit to get a central heating grant in Scotland if you're an OAP? My aunt doesn't claim anything because of a small private pension but can't afford a new system. The one she has is 35 years old and won't last much longer.
• It would appear that you need to be claiming some benefits, I'll move your post over to the Silver Savers Board where there is a current thread on these grants
• My aunt isn't on any benefits - she hasn't claimed anything. Does this mean that it's eventually a doctor's decision whether or not OAPs get new heating systems?
• i had a visit from the warmfront people and they did agree to fit draughproofing but didnt even look at the boiler,, they did say if it broke down i could likely get it replaced but its not broken just extremely old and not efficient
  is there another grant or something available that would cover upgrading even if isnt broken or are these places u mention jus different areas name for the same scheme??
  we claim WTC and i am on Incapacity benefit and hopefully DLA when they get round to looking at my claim
  thanks
• Hi shykins
  What happened to us was that my DH mentioned that he couldn't reduce the heat on the boiler - the thermostat had stuck, and he was loth to meddle with it because if a part broke, he hadn't another part to replace it with. The assessor immediately added 'heating repair' to his list of jobs to be done. He said if DH hadn't mentioned the stuck thermostat, he wouldn't have put it down. You have to say that something is wrong! Didn't they leave you with some paperwork at the time of the assessor's visit - there's a phone number on that and a reference number. Get on the phone to them and tell them what you told us!
  Margaret Clare
• Another grant known as 'magic boiler' - discount on a variety of new boilers. Can get it in Birmingham I don't know about elsewhere. Worth investigating on the internet, I can't remember how I found it, but I found the info out on the internet.
• they did leave paperwork as u say and i did tell the lady it was very old and rickety and had broken down a couple months before but she said unless its completely broken they cant do anything
  perhaps iwill ring them again tho and explain more fully about its faults
  thanks
  x
• My aunt lives in Scotland so I'll try and get things moving now. She is just above the income for claiming anything (a very small works pension puts her over the limit). She doesn't get anything for nothing so this is a bonus for her. She's never married, worked hard all her days, paid her taxes so I'll persuade her that it's ok for her to accept this. (hopefully).