Warmfront Hardship Grant

Warm Front Hardship Grant

When you have been awarded a Warm Front Grant, it is sometimes possible that the cost of work required may exceed the amount of grant you are awarded.The Warm Front Hardship Grant has been developed to help applicants meet any extra costs. Referrals for this grant must come from the Warm Front Team. The maximum grant award for installing a central heating system is £3500.00

Do You Qualify?

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 please click on the link for more information) you should contact the warm front team on 0800 3162814 or go to The Warm Front Team website . The criteria are as follows.

A householder or their spouse must be in receipt of one of the following:

• Pension Credit
Guaranteed Credit or Savings Credit

• Income Support or Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance 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)

• Income-related Employment 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)

What to Do Next

For customers who have previously had work carried out by Warm Front, re-applications can be made if additional work is now required(for example, insulation where it was not covered previously or you were unable to pay the contribution). The new grant maximum levels will apply for these applications. So.if you had a full grant of £2,700.00 and new work is needed, any grant would be a maximum of £800.00If you have been awarded a Warm Front Grant and have additional costs to pay, you should contact the Warm front team. They will refer your case to the Grants Section. You will need complete a short application form and the additional payment will be made to Warm Front on your behalf.

If you have any questions regarding these changes and how it will affect your application, please contact Warm Front directly on the number above.

If you have any questions regarding a Top Up grant application, please contact us.

Please note that due to current budget commitment levels, we are unable to accept new Warm Front Top Up grant enquiries at this time. Please contact the Private Sector Housing Team for further information.