Your Independent Guide to Government-Funded Home Energy Upgrades

You may be eligible for fully funded or subsidised upgrades — including solar panels, heat pumps and insulation. Check in under 60 seconds.

No sales calls. No obligation.

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Who This Guide Is For

This guide is designed for:

  • Homeowners looking to reduce energy bills
  • Households on benefits or lower incomes
  • Landlords improving EPC ratings
  • Families considering solar, insulation or heat pumps

If that sounds like you, start by checking what support may be available in your area.

What Upgrades Could You Get?

Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for one or more of the following — at no cost or reduced cost:

Solar Panels & Battery Storage

Generate your own electricity and reduce grid reliance. Fully funded solar installations may be available for qualifying households under certain schemes. Other homeowners can access 0% interest loans from 2027.

Heat Pumps

Lower heating costs while improving your EPC rating. A £7,500 grant is available through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme for air-to-water heat pumps, with a new £2,500 grant for air-to-air systems.

Insulation

Immediate energy savings and improved comfort. Loft, cavity wall and solid wall insulation may be fully funded through ECO4, the Warm Homes Local Grant or the Great British Insulation Scheme.

The Warm Homes Plan

The Warm Homes Plan is part of a £15 billion government programme to upgrade up to 5 million homes by 2030. This is the most comprehensive home energy support package in British history.

How It Works

Step 1: Check your eligibility
Answer 4 quick questions about your home and circumstances.

Step 2: Understand your options
We explain which schemes may apply to you and what they cover.

Step 3: Connect with a local installer
If you choose to proceed, we may connect you with MCS-certified installers in your area who handle relevant schemes.

What Happens Next?

  1. We review your information to understand which schemes may apply.
  2. If appropriate, we may connect you with a certified installer in your area.
  3. You decide whether to proceed. There is no obligation.

Why Homeowners Use Upgrade Nest

  • Clear explanations without sales pressure
  • Up-to-date government scheme information
  • Simple eligibility checker
  • Connection to certified local installers only

Why Trust Upgrade Nest?

Independent — We are not an installation company. Our guidance is editorially independent.

Accurate — All information is sourced from GOV.UK, Ofgem and official council publications. We update our guides when schemes change.

Transparent — We clearly explain how schemes work and how installer connections are made.

Free — Our guides and eligibility checker cost nothing to use. We may receive a commission if you choose to connect with an installer through our service.

Check Your Eligibility

Answer 4 quick questions to find out what government-funded upgrades may be available in your area.

Upgrade Nest is an independent advisory service and is not affiliated with the UK Government or any local authority. We may receive a commission when you are connected with an installer through our service. Funding availability depends on local authority budgets, scheme rules and individual eligibility.