Methodology
How the grant eligibility finder works
Shows which UK funding schemes a household may qualify for, from a postcode and four questions, with a link to each scheme’s official page.
How it works
Each scheme’s rules (country, tenure, income, benefits, property and heating type) are stored as conditions and checked against the answers. If a required condition fails, the result is “Not a match”. If every condition passes, it is “Looks like a match”. Otherwise it is “Worth checking”, with the points to confirm listed – for example when a question was skipped, or a rule needs more detail than four questions give.
The postcode gives the country and council. In England it is also checked against the government’s list of postcodes eligible for the Warm Homes: Local Grant.
Schemes past their closing date are hidden. A scheme that is overdue for review, or has an announced change we haven’t added yet, shows a warning to confirm the details on the official page.
Figures used
Scheme rules and amounts
Eight UK schemes
Official pages only: gov.uk, Ofgem, Home Energy Scotland, gov.wales, nidirect · Shown on each result
How often each scheme is checked
At least every 60 days, or 30 for schemes in flux
Our review cycle. Our monitoring fails if a scheme is a week overdue · Not re-checked
Warm Homes: Local Grant postcodes
England, income deciles 1–2
DESNZ eligible postcodes list · Not re-checked
Limits
- “Looks like a match” means the answers fit the published rules. The scheme makes the decision.
- Four questions can’t cover every rule. Income, for example, is asked as a band.
- Local council schemes only appear if the website owner has added them, and are labelled as theirs.
Last reviewed 1 October 2026. Next review due by 1 April 2027. Try the grant eligibility finder.