What are the benefits in upgrading your boiler?
New boilers have rated efficiencies of 90 per cent or more which means that they use less fuel, resulting in lower CO emissions and lower Running costs. Renewable heat technologies do not use fossil fuels, reducing CO emissions still further. For example, this means by upgrading your G-rated boiler to an A-rated one, your household heating bill should drop by about a quarter - a saving, on average, of around £235 a year.
Who is eligible for the scheme?
The scheme is open to 125,000 householders in England living in an owned or privately rented home. Please note:
- If you are a householder or tenant and under 60 you can only apply for the scheme if the boiler you are scrapping is in working order and is the main boiler used to heat the home.
- If you are a householder or tenant and 60 or over you can apply for the scheme regardless of whether the boiler you are scrapping is in working order. However, it still needs to be the main boiler used to heat the home.
Only householders and landlords who privately own and rent dwellings are eligible to apply for a voucher. Boiler installers and manufacturers, local authority registered social landlords, and housing associations are not eligible to apply.
If you own your own home or rent it from a private landlord and are in receipt of certain benefits, you may be eligible for a grant of up to £3,500 (or £6,000 where oil, low carbon or renewable technologies are recommended) under the following Warm Front Scheme.
www.warmfront.co.uk. Please note you cannot receive funding under both Warm Front and the Boiler Scrappage Scheme.
An application form for the scrappage scheme can be found at the following site :
To check if boilers are eligible go to
