ECO4 First Time Central Heating

Apply for a first time central heating grant in Leicester

If you home does not have and has previously not had a central heating system installed, you may be eligible for first time central heating.



Your home must either have no heating or one of the forms of heating listed below:

• Electric room heaters (Including Electric Storage Heaters)
• Gas room heaters
• Solid fossil fuel fire with back boiler
• Electric underfloor or ceiling heating (not part of an electric boiler)
• Bottled LPG room heating
• Solid fossil fuel room heaters
• Wood/biomass room heating
• Oil room heaters
• No heating in place

Qualifying benefits for first time central heating

The ECO scheme was set up with the intention of helping households on the lowest incomes to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their energy bills.

You must be in receipt of one of the following benefits to apply:

• Universal Credit
• Tax Credits (Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits)
• Pension Credit
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• Income Support

How does the process work?

• We will confirm that you meet all the necessary criteria
• We'll then need to check what benefits you currently receive, your annual household income and how many children are living in your home.
• We will also confirm your status (whether you own your own home or you're a private tenant)
• We will ask for the current method of heating, if applicable, used within your home.

If you have all of this information, we will be able to get your application processed a lot quicker.

Why you should you choose us?

Leon York Heating work as part of the Leon York Group. We pride ourselves on being innovative and flexible in our approach to design and installation and we are genuinely passionate about what we do.