Grants/Advice
If you are looking for grants or advice on making your home more energy efficient please click on the links below:
Citizens Advice (CAB), A2B and Advice N.I. offer advice, benefit entitlement checks and grant eligibility doing all the hard work for you.
From Monday 2nd April 2012, a new advice number for local energy advice is available for householders across Northern Ireland. The new number is free phone 0800 1422 865
Benefit entitlement check
Cavity wall insulation
- SNUG Plus Scheme Information (.pdf 51Kb)
- Energy Saving Trust
- Warm Homes
- Energy Efficiency Homes scheme (Land & Property Services)
- Airtricity Schemes (.pdf 2.4MB)
- Bryson Energy
Solid wall insulation
Loft insulation
- SNUG Plus Scheme Information (.pdf 51Kb)
- Energy Saving Trust
- Warm Homes
- Airtricity Schemes (.pdf 2.4MB)
- Bryson Energy
Hot water cylinder jacket/ draught proofing
Heating & Insulation Grants
Heating replacement
- NIHE Boiler Replacement Scheme (.pdf 264Kb)
- SNUG Plus Scheme Information (.pdf 51Kb)
- Warm Homes
- Phoenix latest offers
- Firmus latest offers
- Phoenix Gas boiler scrappage scheme
- Bryson Energy
Non-domestic grants
Renewable Technology
Rates Relief:
- Help With Paying Your Rates
- Lone Pensioner Allowance
- Disabled Persons Allowance
- Energy Efficient Homes
- Low Carbon Homes
- Rates Deferment Scheme
Winter fuel payments are available to those aged 60 and over.
Click for further details.
Newtownabbey Borough Council endeavours to ensure the grant information on our website is up to date but does not take any responsibility for any inaccuracies or incomplete information on guidance to grants. Please refer to individual grant providers website for the most up to date information, terms and conditions. All grant schemes are subject to availability.
Please note a Building Control application is required for the following works:
- Top-up of loft insulation.
- Cavity wall insulation.
- Upgrade/ replacement of heating system.
- Installation of a renewable energy technology.
Please contact your Building Control office for further information on 028 9034 0140 or email buildingcontrol@newtownabbey.gov.uk
