Grants for Homeowners in Somerset

If you’re a homeowner in Somerset planning to build a new house or renovate your existing property, several local grants and schemes may assist with costs. These programmes aim to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and support sustainable development.

In this article we cover:

• Financial support and grants for homeowners building or renovating in Somerset
• Disabled Facilities Grant: Up to £30,000 for essential adaptations
• Great British Insulation Scheme: cuts energy bills for eligible homes
• Warm Homes: Local Grant: energy-saving upgrades for mains gas and off-gas home
• Boiler Upgrade Scheme: help with heat pumps and biomass boiler costs
• Somerset local council grants for vulnerable residents and energy upgrades

Energy Company Obligation (ECO4)

• Offers support for insulation and heating upgrades, including boiler and radiator replacements.
• Eligibility: households with income below £31,000, health conditions, or EPC ratings of D–G.
• More information: Somerset Council – Retrofit and Energy Efficiency

Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS)

• Provides insulation upgrades for homes in Council Tax bands A–D with EPC ratings of D or lower.
• Aims to reduce energy bills and improve home warmth.
• More information: GOV.UK – Apply for the Great British Insulation Scheme

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

• Offers grants of £7,500 for air or ground source heat pumps and £5,000 for biomass boilers.
• Eligibility: property owners replacing fossil fuel heating systems.
• More information: GOV.UK – Apply for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme

Disabled Facilities Grant

• Funds adaptations to make homes more accessible for disabled residents.
• Eligibility: homeowners or tenants with a disabled occupant.
• More information: Somerset Council – Disabled Facilities Grant

Net Zero Carbon Toolkit

• A comprehensive guide to help homeowners, builders and designers plan and deliver net-zero carbon homes.
• Covers both new builds and retrofits, providing step-by-step advice from design through to construction.
• Freely available to residents and professionals in Suffolk via the Green Suffolk website.
• Aligns with Suffolk’s ambition to become carbon neutral by 2030, as outlined in the Suffolk Climate Emergency Plan.
• For more information visit Net Zero Carbon Toolkit.

To learn more about these grants and discover other funding supports that may be available, visit the Somerset Council Home Improvements page.

Please note that the grants listed above are not exhaustive, and eligibility criteria may apply.

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