Heating Grants Leeds: Warm Homes and Heat Pumps

The government's list of councils funded for the Warm Homes: Local Grant puts Leeds at £5,963,439, among the larger allocations in Yorkshire. That money is aimed at lower-income households in draughty, poorly rated homes. The national Boiler Upgrade Scheme sits alongside it for anyone swapping to a heat pump.

Leeds at a glance

How homes are heated: 76.7% of Leeds households heat with mains gas only. 10.7% (36,550 homes) use electricity only, 0.5% a heat network, and 0.2% (660 homes) oil only. 2.2% have no central heating. Source
Renting: 21.8% of Leeds households rented privately in 2021 and 15.1% rented from the council. Source
Local grant: Leeds City Council was allocated £5,963,439 to deliver the Warm Homes: Local Grant, for privately owned homes rated EPC D to G, usually with household income of £36,000 or less. Source
Energy ratings: About 50% of homes with an EPC in Leeds are rated band D or below (median score 68, band D), against 47% across England. Based on certificates lodged in the 10 years to March 2025. Source

Warm Homes: Local Grant in Leeds

The home must be privately owned, by you or your landlord, with an EPC rating of D, E, F or G. Household income should usually be £36,000 or less, though some postcodes and benefits change that, so check rather than assume.

You apply through GOV.UK, and the council usually gets in touch within 10 working days to arrange a survey. It can fund insulation, heat pumps, solar panels and smart controls, and you don't pay for agreed work. A landlord may have to contribute.

Council tenants aren't covered by this grant, because the homes aren't privately owned. Council housing is upgraded through separate social housing funds.

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

This gives £7,500 towards an air or ground source heat pump, or £2,500 towards an air-to-air system. There's no income test, and your MCS certified installer applies. If your home runs on oil or LPG with no gas main, there's an extra £1,500 until March 2027. Our Boiler Upgrade Scheme guide has the detail.

ECO4 is closing

Ofgem says ECO4 runs until 31 December 2026, and the related Great British Insulation Scheme has already ended. If someone offers you an ECO-funded boiler now, ask which energy supplier is paying for it and check before you agree to anything.

What each type of Leeds home tends to qualify for

Victorian terraces and back-to-backs

Solid walls often mean a low EPC rating, which puts many of these homes inside the local grant's D to G range. Expect insulation to be considered before any heat pump.

1930s semis

Unfilled cavities and thin loft insulation are the usual targets. A semi with a garden is also a good fit for the national heat pump grant.

City-centre flats

Newer flats often rate C or above, so they may fall outside the local grant. Anything on the outside of the block also needs the freeholder's agreement.

Areas covered

Engineers who cover Leeds work across areas including Headingley, Roundhay, Horsforth, Chapel Allerton, Morley, Pudsey, Garforth, Rothwell, Otley and Wetherby.

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Questions people in Leeds ask

Someone phoned offering a free boiler. Is it real?

Be careful. Genuine schemes don't charge you to check eligibility. Hang up, find the council or scheme's official contact details yourself and call them back.

Can I get help if I rent privately?

Yes. About one in five Leeds households rents privately, and those homes count as privately owned. Your landlord has to agree, and may need to pay part of the cost.

Sources

Also nearby: Heating grants in Bradford, Heating grants in Wakefield, Heating grants in Huddersfield, Heating grants in York

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