There are currently limited funds available to Stevenage residents through the Herts Essex Energy Partnership (HEEP) scheme, for installing replacement gas boilers.

Eligible residents can receive a 100% grant for a new energy-efficient condensing boiler. To be eligible for a new boiler, residents must own their own home, be in receipt of a qualifying benefit* and their existing boiler must be over 15 years old.

As funding for the replacement boilers is very limited and may soon run out, home-owners who meet the above criteria are encouraged to apply as soon as possible by contacting:

Geoff Hammond (Environmental Health)
Tel: 01438 242902
Email: geoff.hammond@stevenage.gov.uk

All applications are subject to qualifying criteria, technical survey and availability of funding.

*Qualifying benefits include:

• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Pension Credit
• Income-based Employment and Support Allowance
• Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
• Income support
• Working Tax / Child Tax Credit below a certain income level, where a child under 16 lives at the property