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Hundreds of thousands of homes in England to benefit from energy efficiency upgrades, helping families stay warm and cut bills.

• Updated: 11 March 2025

Proposals to give families greater choice when upgrading their home's heating as well as plans to create up to 18,000 training places for green jobs.

• Updated: 30 April 2025

Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme

• Overview

  The Green Deal helps you make energy-saving improvements to your home and…

• Improvements and benefits to your home

  Any household with an electricity meter (including prepayment meters) in…

• Get an assessment

  You must get your property assessed to use the Green Deal. Contact a Green…

• Getting the work done

  How you decide to get the work done will affect your options for how you…

• How to pay

  You can pay in advance, get a Green Deal finance plan, or use other…

• Moving into a property with a Green Deal

  If you move into a property with a Green Deal, the landlord or seller must…

Grant to support the coordination of the supply chain for retrofitting energy efficiency measures at the local level.

How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.

• Updated: 1 January 2001

Guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property on how to comply with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).

• Updated: 13 April 2023

Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics, headline release (September 2017).

• Updated: 21 September 2017

You could get a grant to install a heat pump or biomass boiler. Find out if you’re eligible and how to apply.

New plans to boost minimum energy efficiency standards for all rented homes.

• Updated: 23 September 2024