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2026
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Free heating, insulation and energy efficiency improvements for lower income Camden households

Lower income households in Camden including homeowners or renters, with landlord permission, can now get free heating, insulation and energy efficiency improvements for their home.

This will help support our communities to prepare for the impacts of climate change, taking climate action that also helps residents to lower their energy bills.

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Councillor James Slater, Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden

This is a government-funded scheme providing free grants for home improvements and we have secured a portion of this specifically for Camden households.

Not only will this assist in reducing bills, creating more comfortable and healthier living environments for our residents and better future-proofing  homes against climate change, but it will also help build the borough’s climate resilience at the same time as improving the day-to-day lives of residents, as set out in our ambitious Climate Action Plan for 2026 to 2030.

Councillor James Slater, Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden
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The scheme aims to improve the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of a property to at least a 'C' once the improvements have been installed.

Eligible homeowners or renters, with landlord permission, can get free measures including insulation upgrades; ventilation and damp-prevention measures; solar panels and low carbon heating systems – including air source heat pumps.

Camden is a member of the London Consortium, made up of 30 other London boroughs and led by the Greater London Authority (GLA) and London Councils. We are working with other London boroughs to deliver the scheme in a co-ordinated, efficient approach.

What can be funded

If you are applying as a homeowner or a private tenant, you are not required or expected to make any contributions to the cost of upgrades.

If you’re applying as a landlord, you can apply for multiple eligible homes. You may be able to receive full funding for one home, but you must pay 50% of upgrade costs for any additional homes upgraded after the first. Tenants are not required or expected to pay for upgrade costs.

The aim of the scheme is to boost the EPC rating of your home to at least a 'C' once the improvements have been installed. Measures that could be funded include:

  • insulation upgrades
  • Ventilation and damp-prevention measures
  • Solar panels
  • Low Carbon Heating – including air source heat pumps

Check your eligibility

To qualify for the Warm Homes: Local Grant, you must meet the following criteria:

  • your home must be in England
  • you must own your home or rent from a private landlord (with landlord permission).
  • your home must have an energy performance certificate (EPC) rating of D, E, F or G. You can find your EPC out when you apply or check your home’s energy certificate on GOV.UK.
  • Your total savings are less than £25,000 including money in bank accounts, ISAs, and other savings. If you have £25,000 or more in savings, you cannot get help from this scheme unless someone in your property is eligible for Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.
  • your home must be located within one of the government’s priority postcodes. Check whether your postcode qualifies here.

Check your eligibility now and apply for the Warm Homes: Local Grant

Or

  • you have a gross household income below £36,000 a year or at least one resident on a means-tested benefit including housing benefit, job seekers allowance, pension credit or universal credit.