Central heating

Cold, damp homes affect the most vulnerable members of our community such as the elderly, young children, people with disabilities and others on low incomes.

LWZ work with a number of local councils to provide heating improvements for people who are in receipt of certain income or disability benefits and own their home or rent it from a private landlord. The grants are for replacement heating or repairs if the boiler is broken or inadequate, and for properties where there is no central heating LWZ can arrange for a new system to be installed. Funding is very limited and all work is subject to a technical survey, eligibility criteria and approval from the local council.

Modern efficient heating with heating controls could save between £190 and £240 a year on fuel bills and significantly reduce a household's carbon emissions. Source: Energy Savings Trust.