Carlow Warmer Homes Scheme
WARMER HOMES SCHEME
Warmer Homes Scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency and comfort conditions of homes occupied by low income households.
If you find it difficult to afford to keep your home warm and comfortable or to pay the fuel and electricity bills, you could benefit from the assistance available through the Warmer Homes Scheme which operates through CCDP.
Measures available through the scheme include:
Attic Insulation, Draught Proofing, Energy Advice, Hot Water Cyclinder Jacket, Low Energy Light Bulbs, Cavity Wall Insulation.
INSULATION
Insulation helps keep your home warm in the same way that wearing a jacket or jumper helps to keep your body warm. If your home is often cold and hard to heat it may be poorly insulated. That means you could be losing heat through your attic, walls, windows and doors.
Attic Insulation
A lot of heat is lost through the roof. Attic insulation is the material that is laid in your attic to reduce this loss and keep your house warm.
Wall Insulation
Walls are also responsible for heat loss in your house and insulating them will help to keep the heat in. The type of insulation that can be used to insulate your walls depends on the way they have been built. If your walls have a continuous cavity running within them, they may be suitable for cavity wall insulation. The material used is blown into the walls through a series of small holes which are closed up when the job has been completed. If you are not sure what kind of walls you have our surveyor will advise.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
IF YOU MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE CAVITY WALL INSULATION AND ATTIC INSULATION:
• Do you own your own home?
• Was your home built pre-2002?
• Are you in receipt of the fuel allowance?
Criteria may be subject to change from relevant national sponsoring bodies.