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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.

Home energy

Home energy crisis support

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Broken boiler? Unable to pay energy bills? Herefordshire Council's Crisis Support team can help if you have a home energy crisis and need urgent help to heat your home. Find out more on the financial help to heat your home page.

Energy saving advice

Woman using a thermostat

The more energy efficient our homes are, the less they cost to heat and keep warm.

There are lots of simple ways to save energy in your home and many will cost you nothing at all. This will both reduce your bills and help to protect the environment.

Find out simple ways to reduce your home energy use on our energy saving advice page.

Energy saving improvements (retrofit) and renewable energy

House with solar panels

Installing energy saving improvements to buildings makes them warmer and more affordable to heat, for example, installing insulation to trap warmth in the home. This is also known as retrofit.

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

Visit our energy saving improvements, retrofit and renewable energy page for more information, including the Warm Homes Local Grant.

Energy Performance Certificates

Example of an Energy Perfomance Certificate (EPC)

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) indicate the energy efficiency of your home. You can search the EPC national register to find your property. They are valid for 10 years and are required if you are selling or buying a home.

Our affordable warmth strategy and reports

Front cover of Herefordshire Affordable Warmth Strategy

We publish our progress in meeting the action plan outlined in our affordable warmth strategy, every two years, as required by the Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA).

The Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (HECA) requires all local authorities (LAs) in England to submit reports to the Secretary of State of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) demonstrating what energy conservation measures they have adopted to improve the energy performance of residential accommodation within that local authority's area.

This covers measures to improve properties in the owner-occupier, private rented sector, and social rented sector. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero uses data submitted to inform policy thinking on energy efficiency, and to build an ongoing picture of local and national energy efficiency policy delivery.

View a record of our return submitted via the online portal: Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) Herefordshire Council report 2023.