You could reduce your energy bills by around £310 a year with home insulation through the Great British Insulation Scheme.
If you’re eligible you could get loft or cavity wall insulation fitted at a heavily reduced price, or even better, completely free! And you don’t have to be an existing Octopus Energy customer to apply.
Insulating your home and preventing heat loss from your walls and roof is one of the best things you can do to reduce your energy bills, keep your home warm and improve indoor air quality through better ventilation - as well as being much better for the planet.
Insulation can be a large upfront cost which a lot of people can't afford - which is where the Great British Insulation Scheme comes in.
The Great British Insulation Scheme is government funded and designed to help eligible groups of people install insulations in their home, which could save homes around £310 a year on energy bills. The fund aims to help around 300,000 people and could mean free or reduced costs for home insulation.
Good to know: If you’re eligible for the scheme, you’ll be able to get either loft or cavity wall insulation fitted, not both together. The installer will let you know the best type of insulation for your home.
Unlike other schemes the Great British Insulation Scheme will boost help for those on the lowest incomes as well as support a wider group of households who live in the least energy efficient homes in the country.
The work needed will be bespoke for your home, but often we'll need to make small unnoticeable changes to insulate (keep warmth in) and ventilate (allow airflow so moisture can escape). We can usually do all the work in a single half-day appointment.
Ventilation
If your home needs more ventilation, we might:
For cavity wall insulation, we’ll need to drill several holes into the external brickwork of your home but they’ll be filled with plaster before we leave.
For loft insulation, we'll be working, as you might expect, in the loft so don't generally need to drill – but we’ll need you to remove any boarding before we arrive ready for us to install the insulation.
There are two groups who can apply for the Great British Insulation Scheme - a general group and a low-income group. The eligibility criteria for each group differ, so read carefully to see whether you qualify.
You don't need to be an Octopus Energy customer to apply for the scheme through us.
You might need to pay a contribution toward the final cost (around 10%). All costs will depend on the work needed which can be different for every home. If there are any additional costs to be paid, your installer will talk you through them before any work is agreed to be carried out.
You will need to have one or more of these benefits to qualify for the low-income group
Find your EPC rating:
Find your energy certificate if you live in Scotland, or if you live in England or Wales or ask your landlord or housing association.
Check if you're eligible and apply for the scheme. We'll double check all the information and pass you on to a trusted installer.
One of our trusted installers will contact you to ask you about your home and book a home survey if they feel your home could benefit from some upgrades. They will arrange your in-home survey.
The installer will recommend improvements to your home and share the costs with you (if there are any!). If you're happy they’ll book you in for an installation.
You can find your energy certificate if you live in Scotland here, or if you live in England or Wales here or ask your landlord or housing association.
You can visit the gov.uk website if you live in England or Wales.
If you live in Scotland, you can find this on the Scottish Assessors website.
Yes! The scheme is available for privately rented properties - you just need to receive the qualifying benefits, check your home has an EPC rating of D or E and have permission from your landlord.
You will need to contact your local authority or landlord for further info on ECO schemes available for you.
Unfortunately you wouldn’t qualify with us but you might with another installer. This is because the installers that we use are unable to fit the ventilation required in conservation areas or listed buildings.
You might need to pay a contribution toward the cost but this will not be known until after the initial in-home survey and will depend on the group you fall into.
One of our trusted installers will perform the in-home survey and installation.
No, the insulation the installer recommends during the in-home survey will be based on what will reduce your home’s heat loss the most, saving you the most energy and money, rather than your preference.
Octopus Energy and our trusted partners will only install loft or cavity wall insulation under this scheme.
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