Heating Grants Liverpool: Warm Homes and BUS

Liverpool's share of the Warm Homes: Local Grant is £5.8m, which the council expects to stretch to about 450 homes over three years. That's a small number for a city of over 200,000 households, so demand is well ahead of supply.

Liverpool at a glance

How homes are heated: 77.8% of Liverpool households heat with mains gas only and 9.8% with electricity only. 0.5% use a heat network, 986 homes use tank or bottled gas and 111 use oil only. Source
Tenure: 46.8% of households own their home, 26.1% rent privately and 26.4% rent social housing, most of it (21.9% of all households) from housing associations rather than the council. Source
Local grant: Liverpool City Council was awarded £5.8m of Warm Homes: Local Grant funding to improve about 450 homes over three years. Year two (April 2026 to March 2027) is oversubscribed; interest can be registered for year three from April 2027. Source
Energy ratings: About 40% of homes with an EPC in Liverpool are rated band D or below (median score 70, band C), against 47% across England. Based on certificates lodged in the 10 years to March 2025. Source

Liverpool's Warm Homes money

You must own or live in a home within the Liverpool boundary rated EPC D to G. Then you need to meet one of three routes: living in a postcode in the two lowest income deciles, receiving certain means-tested benefits, or household income below £36,000.

Year two, from April 2026 to March 2027, is oversubscribed. You can still register interest for year three, starting April 2027, through the GOV.UK portal. The council says it cannot take applications directly by email or phone.

Measures can include insulation, heat pumps, solar panels and smart controls, subject to a survey.

£7,500 off a heat pump

This pays £7,500 towards an air or ground source heat pump for any owner, with no income test. Your MCS certified installer applies.

Private tenants and landlords

Private renters can be eligible, based on the tenant's circumstances, but the landlord has to agree to the work. Landlords should talk to their tenants first and then go through the council's route. About 54,000 Liverpool households rent privately, so this route matters.

Landlords should also keep in mind the minimum energy efficiency rules for privately rented homes, which already require at least an EPC E for most lets.

Avoiding scams

Genuine schemes never charge a fee to check if you qualify. If a cold caller offers a free boiler or asks for an upfront payment to secure a grant, end the call and report it to Action Fraud or trading standards.

Liverpool homes and what they need

Victorian and Edwardian red-brick terraces

Solid-walled terraces often rate EPC D or E, which puts them in scope for the local grant.

Interwar and post-war semis

Semis with space outside are good candidates for a heat pump under the national scheme.

City-centre apartments and converted houses

Flats can qualify, but work on the building's fabric needs the freeholder's agreement.

Areas covered

Engineers who cover Liverpool work across areas including Anfield, Walton, Wavertree, Allerton, Childwall, West Derby, Aigburth, Woolton, Garston and Toxteth.

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Questions people in Liverpool ask

Will I have to pay anything?

The council says it won't ask for a contribution if you qualify.

I don't know my EPC rating. Can I still apply?

Search for it on the government's EPC register. If your home doesn't have one, the scheme may arrange an assessment as part of the survey.

Sources

Also nearby: Heating grants in Warrington, Heating grants in Manchester, Heating grants in Preston, Heating grants in Bolton

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