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The Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and is aimed at providing free home energy upgrades to homeowners who are in receipt of certain social welfare payments. To qualify, you must be the owner of a property built before 2006 that has a BER rating of C or less. To apply, you can complete the SEAI online application form.
The SEAI's Warmer Homes Scheme offers free energy upgrades to eligible homeowners receiving specific social welfare payments. These upgrades are aimed at enhancing home heating and energy efficiency.
The scheme prioritizes older, less energy-efficient homes, ensuring those most in need receive support.
If you have benefited from the scheme previously, you can apply again for further upgrades to your home provided you meet the criteria.
To qualify for this scheme, you must meet the following criteria for both you and your home.
You must be in receipt of one of the following social welfare payments:
Your home must meet the following criteria:
If your home doesn’t have a BER rating, the SEAI will offer a free BER assessment to check that your home meets the qualifying criteria of having a BER of C or lower.
The Warmer Homes Scheme offers funding to cover home energy upgrades, including:
A new home heating system and or replacement windows are occasionally covered by the scheme.
Since 1 January 2025, if you qualify for a new heating system, the scheme will not cover a new fossil fuel boiler, such as an oil boiler or gas boiler. However, it will cover renewable heating systems such as a heat pump.
If your home was surveyed for the scheme before 1 January 2025, a new fossil fuel boiler will still be covered, if required.
Your windows will only be replaced if your walls are insulated at the same time and the existing windows are single-glazed windows. The SEAI decides if replacement windows are needed on a case by case basis.
There are 4 steps to the application process:
You can apply for the Warmer Homes Scheme either:
Those wishing to apply online can do so through the Warmer Homes Scheme application portal on the SEAI website.
You can also use the application portal to check if you qualify for the scheme before applying.
If you prefer to apply by post, you can download and fill out the application form and send it to:
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
P.O. Box 119
Caherciveen
Kerry
Ireland
Once your application has been approved, the SEAI will send an inspector to your home to assess if your home is suitable for the work.
A complete survey of your home will be carried out in which the inspector will:
Once the assessment has been carried out and the works agreed upon, the SEAI will send a contractor to your property to start the work.
Before starting any upgrades to your home, the contractor will go through their plan for the upgrades and will agree a schedule for the completion of the works.
Make sure to get a written contract which clearly states:
Once the work has been completed, the contractor will provide you with any documentation related to the work, including any warranties for installations such as a new boiler or heat pump.
Following this, a BER rating assessment will be carried out to make sure that the energy efficiency of your home has been brought up to a minimum level B.
The BER rating certificate will be posted to you and your home’s rating will also be published on the SEAI’s national BER registry.
There is no charge for any work done under this scheme. Provided you meet the criteria and the application is successful, the entire costs will be covered by the SEAI.
Despite this, should you decide to sell your home within 5 years of having the works done, you will need to inform the SEAI as you may be asked to refund some or all of the grant.
This is at the discretion of the SEAI based on the circumstances under which you have decided to sell the house.
For any queries relating to the Warmer Homes Scheme, you can contact the SEAI at the following:
| Contact | Detials |
|---|---|
| Phone Number | 01808 2100 |
| [email protected] | |
| Postal Address | Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland P.O. Box 119 Caherciveen Kerry Ireland |
| Website | http://www.seai.ie/ |
The SEAI will be able to answer questions you have in relation to application process, eligibility and any works carried out on your home.
In addition to the Warmer Home's Scheme, there are several other schemes and grants available to homeowners, in particular those considered vulnerable priority customers, to help with energy costs and or home efficiency upgrades.
Schemes available include:
Each of the above-mentioned schemes have their own eligibility and application processes, and we recommended visiting the respective pages to get the full details.
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