The Executive's Central Heating Programme provides central heating, insulation and advice. It is available to all owner occupied or privately rented households without central heating, where the householder is aged 60 or over. The Programme also covers householders aged 80 or over who have partial or inefficient central heating systems. So far, the Central Heatimg Programme has helped over 60,000 households get modern heating systems..
The programme provides:
• a central heating system and advice on how to use it
• loft, cold tank & pipe insulation; cavity wall insulation; and draughtproofing
• a carbon monoxide detector (except where heating system is electric), a mains-linked smoke detector and a cold alarm
• advice on best use of energy in the home
• an optional check of entitlement to state benefit
To be eligible, the householder or partner must:
• be aged 60 or over without central heating, or with central heating that is broken beyond repair, or be aged 80 or over and have partial or inefficient central heating;
• live in Scotland and either own the home where the central heating will be installed; or have a tenancy agreement with a private-sector landlord and have the landlord's written agreement to the work.
• have lived in the home for at least 12 months before the date of application and expect to live in it for at least 12 months after the work is finished.
• agree to the complete package of measures being installed, if it is possible to do so.
• not have claimed a grant at the same address under the Central Heating Programme.
The applicant's home must:
• be the only or main residence.
• be self-contained; that is, be lived in as a separate unit of accommodation and identifiable as such.
• not have a central heating system or, if there is central heating, it must be completely broken and beyond repair (apart from those aged 80 or over who have partial or inefficient central heating systems).
• not be affected by any order or resolution which may lead to its demolition.
Further information is available from Eaga, Freepost, SCO 4421, Edinburgh, EH6 0BR; or you can telephone them on their freephone number: 0800 316 1653.
If you or your spouse are in receipt of certain income-related benefits, or are aged 60 or over, you may be eligible for a grant of up to £500 to have your home insulated under the Scottish Executive's Warm Deal Programme. If you are aged 60 or over and not in receipt of income-related benefits, you can get a smaller grant of up to £125.
The Warm Deal Programnme includes:
• Cavity wall insulation
• Loft insulation
• Hot and cold tank and pipe insulation
• Draughtproofing
• Advice on energy efficiency is given.
Further information on the Warm Deal is available from Eaga, Freepost, SCO 4421, Edinburgh, EH6 0BR; or you can telephone them on their freephone number: 0800 072 0150.