Solar Panel Grants Bridgend

Solar panel grants is a scheme that helps homeowners, private tenants and landlords reduce their energy bills and avoid fuel poverty by replacing carbon fuel source for heating with renewable forms of heating. The solar panel grants are carried out under the ECO4 government scheme; this scheme is designed to help people living in homes with an energy rating of D and below with energy efficiency measures, such as insulation and solar panels.

The scheme helps to reduce energy bills by up to 75%, so that households can save on average around £200 a year. By installing solar panels, you could also benefit from the Feed-in Tariff (FiT), which pays a fixed rate for any electricity  generated from the panels.

The savings made from the FiT and energy bill reductions could be over £400 a year for a typical three bed semi-detached home. With solar panel grants, you can get up to £2,500 towards the total cost of installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, including all labour costs. 

Who qualifies for a solar panel grant in Bridgend?

Under ECO4 the solar panel grant scheme is available to home owners, tenants and landlords looking to reduce their energy bills and improve their properties energy performance rating. 

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In order to qualify for a solar panel grant in Bridgend there are a number of criteria that must be met before receiving the funding. You will need to be receiving a form of income based government benefit and have a household income that does not exceed a threshold if you are in receipt of child benefit. 

ECO4 is available to:

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• Homeowners, landlords and private tenants

• Households with inefficient electric heating 

• Households receiving income related benefits

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Qualifying benefits under the ECO4 scheme are as follows: 

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• Child tax credit 

• Income support

• Income based jobseekers allowance 

• Income related employment and support allowance 

• Pension credit guarantee 

• Universal credit 

• Working tax credit 

• Child benefit*

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 *If you claim child benefit and this is the only benefit you receive. The threshold amounts are set below:

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• A single adult with 1 child: £19,900

• A single adult with 2 children: £24,800

• A single adult with 3 children: £29,600

• A single adult with 4 or more children: £34,500

• Couple with 1 child: £27,500

• Couple with 2 children: £32,300

• Couple with 3 children: £37,200

• Couple with 4 or more children: £42,000