The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero first published the Find energy grants for your home (Help to Heat) collection page on GOV.UK on 29 July 20221. The page brings together the government's main household energy funding schemes and states that the government is investing in them "to make sure homes are warmer and cheaper to heat"1.
The page lists five schemes: the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, the Warm Homes: Local Grant, the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund, the Energy Company Obligation and the Great British Insulation Scheme1. It states that this funding "is not delivered directly by the government, but through installers, local authorities and energy companies and other bodies"1. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme provides grants to property owners to install low carbon heating systems such as heat pumps1. The Warm Homes: Local Grant provides energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating to low income households in England1.
The page has been updated twice since publication. On 29 September 2022 it recorded that Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 and Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 had opened for applications, and on 23 March 2023 that successful projects under both had been announced1. The page also carries later dated entries: the Warm Homes: Local Grant application page is dated 1 April 2025, and a list of successful Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 landlords is dated 27 November 20251. Wave 3 has been allocated £1.29 billion for the period 2025 to 2028, and the fund will upgrade social housing stock currently below EPC C up to that standard1. The page states that eligible social housing tenants will be contacted by their provider rather than applying themselves1.
On supplier-funded support, the page states that the Energy Company Obligation is a requirement for energy suppliers to help households reduce the costs of their home heating by fitting energy-saving measures, and that different suppliers offer different amounts of support and different types of improvements, so eligibility must be checked with the energy company1. The Great British Insulation Scheme is described as a government scheme to help people insulate their homes, make them more energy efficient and save money on their bills1. The page also warns that there are quality issues with some solid wall insulation fitted through government schemes, and links to separate guidance on what to do if a householder is concerned1.
"The government is investing in Help to Heat schemes to make sure homes are warmer and cheaper to heat."
Why it matters for households
The collection page is the government's single index of household energy grant routes, and it separates them by who delivers the money: installers, local authorities or energy companies1. That distinction shapes what a household can actually apply for. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is applied for directly by property owners, while the Warm Homes: Local Grant and the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund are routed through councils and social housing providers, and the Energy Company Obligation depends on which supplier a household uses and what that supplier offers1. For a home's energy independence, the schemes cover two different things: reducing how much heat is needed through insulation, and changing how heat is produced through low carbon systems such as heat pumps1. The page's own warning about solid wall insulation quality is a reminder that funding does not by itself guarantee the standard of work1.
What happens next
The page records no further scheduled updates beyond the entries already dated 1 April 2025 and 27 November 20251. No future publication or application dates for the listed schemes are given on the page1.