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Warm Homes Local Grant is currently fully subscribed

Due to high demand, the Warm Homes Local Grant is currently fully subscribed. If you complete an Expression of Interest Form, you will be added to a waiting list. We will only contact you if further funding becomes available.

Energy saving improvements (retrofit) and renewable energy

Energy saving improvements make buildings warmer and more affordable to heat. An example is installing loft insulation to trap warmth in the home (alongside appropriate levels of ventilation). Installing home energy saving improvements is also known as retrofit.

Renewable energy for your home includes solar PV panels, home battery storage and heat pumps.

Fully funded energy saving improvements and renewable energy

Warm Homes Local Grant

The Warm Homes Local Grant offers fully funded energy saving improvements for Herefordshire homes, including insulation improvements (for example loft and wall insulation), first-time double glazing and doors, solar PV panels, and clean heat measures (including air source heat pumps). Eligibility criteria apply.

Self-funded energy saving improvements and renewable energy

Warm Homes Plan

The government launched the Warm Homes Plan in January 2026.

The Plan states that there will be "Access to help with home upgrades for all households" including changes to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, and "New low- and zero-interest consumer loans, to help more households meet the upfront costs of improving their homes."

We will update these pages when further detail is available from the government.

Read more about the Warm Homes Plan.

If you are considering making energy saving improvements to your home, perhaps alongside renewable energy, there are a number of organisations that can provide advice, to help you make informed decisions.

Assessing your options

Home assessments

The government's online service provides recommendations for home improvements that could make your property cheaper to heat and keep warm.

A number of businesses offer free online assessments of your home to identify potentially suitable options, and/or paid-for services such as home survey and analysis through to detailed plans and installations. We have listed a few here, but inclusion on this list is a not a recommendation.

If you live in a listed or historic building

Historic England provides information about installing heat pumps and solar panels in older buildings.

The Green Heritage Homes website has videos about making listed homes more energy efficient.

Installation

We recommend using Trustmark registered installers for your home retrofit work. TrustMark is a government endorsed quality scheme for work carried out in and around your home. TrustMark installers are backed by an insurance scheme that would cover any work that is not up to standard.

Marches Energy Advice has a database of local retrofit installers.

We recommend that any renewable energy installations are carried out by MCS certified installers.

Further information