Find energy bill help and grants
Answer five questions to see which bill help and home improvement schemes you may qualify for where you live, with the official way to apply.
Means-tested benefits include Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit and income-related ESA. We do not store your answers.
Help with bills
You may qualify
Priority Services Register
Free extra help from your supplier and network, such as advance notice of power cuts and accessible bills. It does not reduce prices.
People of State Pension age, pregnant or with young children, disabled or with a long-term health condition, or needing extra help for a while after a change such as illness or bereavement.
Official eligibility and how to apply →Worth checking
Warm Home Discount
£150 off your electricity bill, usually paid automatically.
Households getting Pension Credit, income-related ESA, Housing Benefit or Universal Credit, named on the electricity bill with a participating supplier.
• Depends on getting a qualifying benefit or having a low income
Official eligibility and how to apply →Worth checking
Cold Weather Payment
£25 for each 7-day period of very cold weather between 1 November and 31 March.
People getting certain benefits. Paid automatically when it is very cold in your area.
• Depends on getting a qualifying benefit or having a low income
Official eligibility and how to apply →
Help with insulation and heating
Worth checking
Warm Homes: Local Grant
Energy-saving improvements such as insulation, through your council.
Lower-income households in homes with an EPC rating of D to G. Availability varies by council.
• Depends on getting a qualifying benefit or having a low income
Official eligibility and how to apply →Worth checking
Energy Company Obligation (ECO4)
Insulation or heating improvements through energy suppliers, until 31 December 2026.
Mainly lower-income and vulnerable households. Whether a supplier takes new applications depends on its plans.
• Depends on getting a qualifying benefit or having a low income
Official eligibility and how to apply →
Eligibility shown here is a guide from the published rules, checked 2 October 2026. Funding depends on budgets and local schemes: always check the official page. Never pay anyone to apply for a government grant for you.