Access available heating and retrofit grants
Grant funding is sometimes available to help with the cost of upgrading homes, covering measures designed to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions such as low-carbon heating, insulation and solar panels.
An overview of the current funding schemes is provided below. This page will be updated as and when new schemes are confirmed, or come to an end, so please check back regularly.
Greater Manchester Warm Homes: Local Grant
Warm Homes: Local Grant is a government-funded scheme which is delivered locally by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). The scheme provides grants to low-income households living in privately-owned properties for energy performance measures and low carbon heating measures, with the aim of achieving energy bill savings and carbon savings.
Eligible measures funded by the scheme include energy performance measures such as all forms of home insulation, solar PV and heating controls, and low-carbon heating measures, such as air source heat pumps and ground source heat pumps. Gas and oil boilers (replacements or installations) are not funded through this scheme.
To be eligible, homes must have an energy performance (EPC) rating of a D, E, F or G. If privately rented, homes rated an F or G must have a registered exemption. Up to £30,000 funding is available per property, with up to £15,000 available for energy performance measures and £15,000 available for low-carbon heating measures.
There are currently two versions of the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme live in Greater Manchester, with the details and eligibility criteria detailed below.
Private rented scheme
Private landlords are now able to apply to the scheme for their rental properties within Greater Manchester, with 100% of costs (up to the £30,000 cap) covered for the first eligible property, and 50% of costs (up to £15,000) covered for any second/subsequent properties.
To be eligible, landlords must be a Supporter of the Greater Manchester Good Landlord Charter (external link), a voluntary scheme designed to improve rental standards across GM.
The property must be tenanted. The tenant in situ must be in receipt of income-related benefits, have a gross household income of less than £36,000, OR the property falls within an area in Income Deciles 1 or 2 of the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2025 (external link).
Area-based scheme
Small postcode areas across GM have also been selected for the scheme based on a high proportion of inefficient homes (EPC ratings D or below) and their inclusion in Income Deciles 1 or 2 in the IMD 2025.
Within these areas, all inefficient homes (both owner-occupiers and privately rented) are eligible, regardless of household savings or income.
The first scheme within the Wigan Borough has been confirmed for 2026-27, and covers the following addresses: 200 to 232 Ince Green Lane, WN3 4RJ and 4 to 28 High Street, WN3 4RL. Residents within these areas will not need to apply to the scheme, but will be contacted directly by GMCA officers who are carrying out engagement activities, letter drops and visits in the area.
Please note: The GM Warm Homes: Local Grant does not currently include an offer for owner-occupiers (outside of the area-based schemes). This page will be updated if a wider offer becomes available, and also as more addresses are confirmed for the area-based schemes.
The Greater Manchester Retrofit Portal
You can use the Retrofit Portal to:
- Access funding: Check your eligibility for free or discounted home upgrades (including the GM Warm Homes: Local Grant) and apply.
- Get advice in relation to potential retrofit measures and improvements for your home, with various options for home assessments dependant on your ambitions and budget.
- Find local installers and finance options to help arrange your own retrofit works.
Access the Retrofit Portal (external link).
Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Through the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme, you could get a grant to cover part of the cost of replacing fossil fuel heating systems (such as oil, gas or electric) with a heat pump or biomass boiler.
You can receive one grant per property, with the following currently available: £7,500 towards an air source heat pump, £7,500 towards a ground source heat pump, or £5,000 towards a biomass boiler. To be eligible for a grant, you must own the property that you are applying for and be replacing a fossil fuel heating system. Your property must have a valid EPC dated within the last 10 years, and cannot be a new build property, although if you have moved into a finished new build with a fossil fuel boiler, you may be able to access a grant towards a heat pump. View Apply for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Overview - GOV.UK (external link) for further details on the scheme, including full eligibility requirements and how to apply.