Warm Homes in Wealden

The Council provides information and advice on keeping your home warm, saving money, finding help with your fuel bills and helping the environment.

Keeping your home warm is important for your health. A well heated home should be between 19 and 22 degrees Celsius (67 to 72 Fahrenheit). There are energy saving tips on the website and to download.

There are a number of grants available to help improve the insulation to your loft and cavity wall and towards heating your home.

Loft and Cavity Wall Insulation

For grants and discounts for loft and cavity wall insulation call the East Sussex Energy Partnership on 0800 980 0901. You can also make an enquiry online at the East Sussex Energy Partnership website.

Boilers and Heating Systems

Boiler Scrappage Scheme

The Government has recently announced it's new Boiler Scrappage Scheme. A national scheme to upgrade household heating systems to cut carbon, save money on fuel bills and sustain work for the heating industry

Up to 125,000 households in England with working "G-rated" boilers can apply through the Energy Saving Trust for a voucher which will entitle them to £400 off the price of a new "A-rated" boiler or a renewable heating system like a biomass boiler or a heat pump

For information on grants and discounts on boilers for those on qualifying benefits call Warm Front on 0800 316 2805 or apply online at the Warm Front website.

Further Information

For more information and advice call our Energy Efficiency Hotline on 01323 443321 (office hours) or e-mail privatehousing@wealden.gov.uk

Below is some more information you may find useful:

Top ten energy savings tips – no and low cost things you can do to save energy
Keep cool in summer the low cost low energy way
Keep warm and well in winter
Information on grants and discount schemes
Understanding fuel bills
Switching suppliers and what do to if you have trouble paying
Renewable energy
Climate change and sustainability

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We can provide documents in print, large print, alternative formats and other languages. Please call 01323 443322 if you require this service.

Energy efficiency is a key way we can help reduce our impact on climate change. To find out more see our Sustainability and Climate Change pages.