Government Grants for Making your Home Green

Good news - help is at hand for improvements to lower your energy bills and make your home more eco-friendly.

Government Grants for making your home green fall into two categories:

1. Funding of improvements to existing energy saving measures.
2. Funding of new energy saving improvements.

They provide help with energy savings for your home, including installing Loft Insulation, Draught Proofing and different types of heating. Some grants support renewable energy such as solar panels and wind turbines. These rely on nature so are tops in terms of being environmentally friendly.

The government has launched a number of schemes to cover those most vulnerable to the cold weather - the elderly, the very young, the disabled and those on some form of income-based benefit. These grants can provide up to £5,000 toward improving your home's heating and energy efficiency.

To learn more about the individual schemes on offer as well as whether you're eligible to apply, see the following articles:

• Warmfront Grants - England
• Warm Homes Grant - Northern Ireland
• Warm Deal & Central Heating Programme - Scotland
• Home Energy Efficiency Scheme - Wales
• Solar & Wind Power Grants

If you need to call in the professionals for a repair to your home's heating, see Heating Engineers. To keep boiler breakdowns at bay, it's a good idea to look into Annual Boiler Servicing - when it comes to heating repairs prevention is definitely cheaper than cure.

To protect your home against sudden problems that can hit the pocket hard, you might like to choose Gas Central Heating Cover.