Funding & Grants -

Approved ECO PAS 2030 installers

Ecosave Installations Ltd are very proud to be playing an internal part in helping eradicate fuel poverty and improving the energy efficiency of homes throughout Scotland and the UK.

We have access to the latest grants and government schemes, including the new voucher scheme which is due to start in September 2020.

Due to our ECO funding expertise and in house efficiencies, we are able to handle your grant claim from beginning to end, with one convenient point of contact throughout.

Ecosave Installations Ltd. – An Approved, Certified & Regulated Company!

What is ECO?

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a government energy efficiency scheme in Great Britain to tackle fuel poverty and help reduce carbon emissions.

How ECO Funding Works

Under ECO, medium and larger energy suppliers fund the installation of energy efficiency measures in British households.

Each obligated supplier has an overall target based on its share of the domestic energy market in Britain.

The obligated energy suppliers work with installers to introduce certain efficiency measures into your home, such as loft or wall insulation, or heating measures.

The ECO3 scheme consists of one distinct obligation: the Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation (HHCRO).

The obligation explained

The Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation requires energy suppliers to promote the installation of measures that lead to financial savings on energy bills, such as the installation of insulation and heating measures.

You are eligible for ECO if you receive at least one of the following benefits and satisfy the relevant income requirements, where applicable:

Armed Forces Independence Payment
Attendance Allowance
Carer’s Allowance
Child Benefit (on the condition that the household’s relevant income does not exceed the amount set out in Chapter 3 of our scheme guidance)
Constant Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
Pension Guarantee Credit
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Mobility Supplement
Personal Independence Payment
Severe Disablement Allowance
Tax Credits (Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits)
Universal Credit

Local authorities are also able to refer residents in their areas to obligated energy suppliers so that they can be offered support under the scheme, Ecosave are official suppliers to a number of local authorities including North Lanarkshire and Perth & Kinross local authorities.

Can I benefit from ECO?

In order to benefit from ECO you must own your own home or be a private tenant.

You can benefit from ECO regardless of who you purchase your energy from. You don’t need to buy energy from an obligated supplier in order to benefit.

You may be contacted directly by an installer claiming to be working under the ECO scheme. If the company claims to be an installer, always ask to see the following credentials: for most measures, installers under ECO must be PAS 2030:2017 (Publicly Available Specification) accredited and will have a registration number. If they are installing microgeneration measures (eg measures that produce heat) they need to be Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) accredited and will be registered on the MCS website. All companies repairing or replacing a gas boiler must be registered with Gas Safe. You can check this on Gas Safe’s website.

Source: www.ofgem.gov.uk