Free heating, insulation and home upgrades for eligible East Lothian Council households. ECO4, Boiler Upgrade Scheme, GBIS, and LA Flex active can together deliver £8,000–£25,000 of fully-funded improvements at no cost to the homeowner or tenant.
Mix of coastal and rural East Lothian stock; active LA Flex.
The East Lothian 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.
Five overlapping funding routes apply to East Lothian Council households, each with different eligibility rules. We map your circumstances to the right one.
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.
East Lothian Council has actively declared a Statement of Intent for ECO4 LA Flex, meaning the council can extend eligibility based on health, income, or vulnerability where standard ECO4 criteria don't apply. £8,000–£20,000 value typical.
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.
£7,500 grant towards a heat pump for East Lothian Council owner-occupiers and small businesses. Air-source or ground-source. Requires existing boiler/electric heating replacement.
For off-gas-grid low-income households. Air-source heat pump, insulation, solar combined package. £10,000-£20,000 value where the property qualifies.