Arun District Council: housing context
Bognor Regis, Littlehampton, and Worthing-fringe stock with significant elderly-resident concentration; active LA Flex with extended vulnerability criteria.
LA Flex status
LA Flex active
The Arun District Council housing landscape is high-priority for ECO4 retrofit work. The combination of 75% pre-1980 housing stock and 13% household fuel poverty creates high demand for funded retrofit interventions.
Schemes available to Arun District Council households
Five overlapping funding routes apply to Arun District 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.
Local Authority Flex (active)
Arun District 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.
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 Arun District 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.