Free heating, insulation and home upgrades for eligible Telford and Wrekin 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.
New-Town-derived stock with significant 1970s-1980s build profile; active LA Flex deployment.
The Telford and Wrekin Council housing landscape is medium-priority for ECO4 retrofit work. The combination of 60% pre-1980 housing stock and 14% household fuel poverty creates medium demand for funded retrofit interventions.
Five overlapping funding routes apply to Telford and Wrekin 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.
Telford and Wrekin 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 Telford and Wrekin 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.