Deadline Looms To Apply For A Free Boiler

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Home owners on benefits can apply for scheme that could see energy bills slashed


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Residents who have inefficient or broken boilers have until 31 August to apply for the Mayor of London’s £1m Better Boilers scheme. If successful, the boiler could be replaced or repaired for free.

This pilot scheme will help up to 500 fuel-poor home-owners in London to keep warm this winter by replacing or replacing inefficient or broken boilers with A-rated ultra-low emission appliances, and will reduce annual energy bills by an average of around £150 per household. It also aims to reduce cold-related and winter deaths, improve air quality, save carbon emissions and reduce the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

To be eligible applicants must:

Be a homeowner in London (for owner-occupiers not rentals)
Be in receipt of qualifying benefits (these will be checked by the GLA)
Have an inefficient or broken boiler.

More information and to details of how to apply can be obtained online.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is endorsing the scheme, saying that that improved boilers can use up to 20 per cent less energy as well as saving hundreds of pounds in heating bills.

"We welcome this scheme that will help families across H&F not only keep their fuel bills down, but will greatly reduce local emissions," says Cllr Wesley Harcourt, H&F Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Residents’ Services.

"In H&F, 26 per cent of nitrogen dioxide emissions come from gas boilers alone.

"If every gas boiler was upgraded to an ultra-low NOx boiler, we could reduce this figure considerably."

you don’t qualify for the Better Boilers scheme, there are still ways you can reduce your fuel costs and be more energy efficient around the house. Visit the council's Healthier Homes page for more information.

August 11, 2017