Warm Front Heating Grants

Please note, the following Warm Front criteria is NEW as of April 14th 2011.

To qualify for Warm Front a person must live in their own home or rent privately and the property must have a SAP rating of 55 or under (this will be assessed at the beginning of the Technical Survey).

A household is entitled to the Cold Weather Payment should qualify for Warm Front if their property also has a SAP rating of 55 or under.

• Pension Credit
  • Guaranteed Credit or
  • Savings Credit Income Support or
• Income-based jobseeker's allowance and have any of the following:
  • Has parental responsibilty for a child under 5 who ordinarily resides with that person
  • Child Tax Credit (which must include a disability or severe disability element for a child or young person)
  • Disabled Child Premium Disability Premium (enhanced disability or severe disability element premium)
  • Pensioner Premium (higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium)
• Income-related Emplyment and Support Allowance (ESA) which includes a work related activity or support component and have any of the following:
  • Has parental responsibility for a child under 5 who ordinarily resides with that person
  • Child Tax Credit (which must include a disability or severe disability element for a child or young person)
  • Disabled Child Premium Disability Premium (enhanced disability or severe disability element premium)
  • Pensioner Premium (higher pensioner premium or enhanced pensioner premium)

For further details please contact the Warm Zone team on 0844 499 1920.