Better Energy Homes Scheme Grants

The Irish Government, through Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, wishes to encourage people to improve the energy efficiency of their homes by providing grants for installing various upgrade measures. The Better Energy Homes scheme provides assistance to homeowners to reduce energy use, costs and greenhouse gas emissions and improve the comfort levels within their home.

The main objectives of the scheme are to:

• Support homeowners in making right choices to improve the energy efficiency of their home,
• Reduce energy use, costs and greenhouse gas emissions,
• Build market capacity and competence by driving contractor standards and quality,
• Stimulating market innovation.

The support is in the form of a cash grants. Cash grants are fixed, irrespective of home size. If the actual expenditure is lower than the grant value only the lower amount will be paid. Payment is by Electronic Funds Transfer to the applicant’s bank account.

Grants are available to eligible applicants for undertaking the following works, in accordance with the requirements contractor Code of Practice Technical Specification.

Please note that these grant levels are different to those previously availabile under the Home Energy Saving scheme.

TABLE 1: Better Energy Homes scheme grants

MEASURE	CATEGORY	GRANT *
Roof	Roof Insulation	€200
Wall	Cavity wall insulation	€320
	Internal Wall Dry-Lining	€2,000
	External wall insulation	€4,000
Heating System	High Efficiency Gas/Oil Boiler with Heating Controls Upgrade	€560
	Heating Controls Upgrade only	€400
	Solar Heating	€800
BER Assessment	Building Energy Rating (BER)	€80

Notes:

• Cash Grants are set value unless expenditure is below the set value, in which case the actual expenditure will be reimbursed.
• A Building Energy Rating (BER) is an integral part of all grant applications under the HES scheme, whereby homeowners must undertake a BER on their home after grant aided works have been completed. A homeowner is entitled to BER funding of €80 once per home. This funding will be applied to your grant application automatically provided you have never applied previously for BER funding. You will be informed during the online grant application process if BER funding is available for your home or as part of your Letter of Grant Offer if you have applied through the post.
• the minimum grant amount for the first application must be €400. A BER grant, where applicable, does not count towards the €400 minimum.
• In the instance where a Contractor is completing works within his own home then only the cost of materials will be deemed qualifying expenditure.
• Grants are claimed after the measures are completed and the contractor has been paid by or entered a financing agreement with the homeowner.

Please click here for information on how to apply.

For more information about roof and wall insulation please contact our recommended SEAI registered external wall insulation contractor.

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Content courtesy of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland