EPC C grant finder

The government plans for every privately rented home to meet the new band C standard by 1 October 2030, with no earlier date for new tenancies and a £10,000 per-property cost cap (government response, 21 January 2026). It is not law yet. Most landlords know the deadline; far fewer know which funding covers the works. The money is split across separate schemes with different rules, so a property that qualifies for one may not qualify for another. This finder matches the live schemes to your works and your tenant’s circumstances so you start in the right place.

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is the most useful for heating. It pays £7,500 towards an air or ground source heat pump, £5,000 towards a biomass boiler and £2,500 towards an air-to-air heat pump in England and Wales, and landlords are eligible. An MCS-certified installer claims the grant and takes it off your quote, and the scheme runs to 31 March 2030. It is strongest when you are replacing a fossil-fuel boiler, which is also where the biggest rating and running-cost gains usually sit.

Warm Homes: Local Grant is delivered by councils until 31 March 2028. For private landlords, one home is fully funded, and each further home needs a 50% landlord contribution. The home needs an EPC of D to G, and the household an income of £36,000 or less, a means-tested benefit or an eligible postcode. Budgets are set locally, and the government has said private rentals may be removed from the scheme, so check with your council early.

For insulation, ECO4 funds measures through energy suppliers for low-income and vulnerable households, and runs until 31 December 2026 with no replacement supplier scheme after it. The Great British Insulation Scheme closed on 31 March 2026. Apply through a participating supplier or installer, who confirms whether the property and household qualify.

The £10,000 cap counts your own spend from 1 October 2025 and most grant funding, such as Warm Homes: Local Grant and ECO4, but not Boiler Upgrade Scheme money. For a home worth under £100,000 the cap is 10% of the value. If meeting the standard would cost more than the cap, you will be able to register an exemption, but treat that as a last resort. The practical move is to scope the cheapest measures that lift the rating, apply for the funding that fits and plan the work now rather than competing for installers in 2029.

Grant rules, amounts and budgets change, and councils run their schemes on their own timetables. Use this as a shortlist of where to apply, then confirm each one on GOV.UK and with your local authority before you commit to a quote.