A £25m Central Heating Fund can be accessed by local authorities to help those in fuel poverty.
Those in rural areas will be favourably weighted, and the funds are to target those homes without mains gas or current central heating systems.
The solution may contain:
- renewable heating options – biomass boilers, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps (eligible under the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive) and heat networks.
- Oil fired
- Gas Fired
The technology must be installed alongside a heating system including:
- Eligible heat exchanger
- Distribution pipework
- Heat emitters (e.g. radiators)
- Heating controls
- Circulation pump
- Expansion vessel
- Air supply and exhaust
The funding can be blended with the Renewable Heat Incentive, and may well target social housing tenants, those identified as “affordable warmth” or low income.
This is a good opportunity for those without central heating systems to benefit from one. Clearly the Renewable Heat Incentive may help further.
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