Climate change

For tips on how to reduce your energy bills or improve the energy efficiency of your home, visit the Energy Saving Trust’s website.

We are working with local charity HEET, who can support residents with energy advice and fitting energy saving measures, as well as assessing residents' energy needs and helping them apply for available funding. HEET support is available for residents who:

• are in receipt of means-tested benefits, or
• are on a low income (including low wage, receiving only state pension, tax credits), or 
• have a long-term illness or disability.

HEET can visit and support eligible clients whether they own their home, rent privately or live in social housing. If you, or someone you know, needs support applying for any of the schemes below, please give HEET a call on 020 8520 1900 or email on info@theheetproject.org.uk 

HEET has also produced a Fuel Handbook for private tenants to support our work. This booklet has been designed specifically for renters. It will help you save money and keep your household safe and warm.  

Through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, you could get a grant to cover part of the cost of replacing fossil fuel heating systems (such as oil, gas or electric) with a heat pump or biomass boiler. 

The government has recently announced a planning reform to remove the one-metre rule that required planning permission to get a heat pump in England, making it easier for residents to install them. After you’ve checked if you’re eligible, find out how to apply for the grant. 

HUG 2 is a UK Government-funded scheme that aims to improve the energy efficiency of homes across England. If you are on a low income, own your home and have no gas central heating, it is worth checking if you are eligible. 

Some households may be eligible for energy efficiency improvements under ECO4 Flex and the Great British Insulation Schemes (GBIS), which is particularly relevant if you have an uninsulated loft or cavity walls. You can check your eligibility via our partners E.on and Golden Globe Merchants Ltd. 

You can see our Statement of Intent for ECO4 Flex and GBIS scheme here. 

Download the London Borough of Waltham Forest - Statement of Intent (Word file)