Mid and East Antrim Borough Council: housing context
Mix of Ballymena, Carrickfergus, and Larne stock; NIHE Affordable Warmth Scheme is the primary route.
LA Flex status
LA Flex not yet declared
The Mid and East Antrim Borough Council housing landscape is medium-priority for ECO4 retrofit work. The combination of 70% pre-1980 housing stock and 23% household fuel poverty creates medium demand for funded retrofit interventions.
Schemes available to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council households
Five overlapping funding routes apply to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council households, each with different eligibility rules. We map your circumstances to the right one.
ECO4 Standard
Funded by the major energy suppliers. Eligible if you receive certain means-tested benefits. Insulation, heating system upgrade, ventilation, solar PV in some cases. £10,000–£25,000 typical value.
Affordable Warmth / Local Schemes
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council operates under different scheme rules (NI Affordable Warmth Scheme). Eligibility check still routes to the right pathway for your area.
Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS)
Insulation-only scheme for low-EPC homes (D-G) in council tax bands A-D. Cavity wall, loft, internal/external wall. £4,000-£8,000 value.
Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)
£7,500 grant towards a heat pump for Mid and East Antrim Borough Council owner-occupiers and small businesses. Air-source or ground-source. Requires existing boiler/electric heating replacement.
Home Upgrade Grant (HUG)
For off-gas-grid low-income households. Air-source heat pump, insulation, solar combined package. £10,000-£20,000 value where the property qualifies.