free double glazing?

have a look at this http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/Planning/GrantsFundsAndStandards/DG_4001408
Home improvement grants for private householders

Local authorities have a great deal of flexibility and freedom in providing discretionary assistance for repairs and adaptations. It is also for the local authority to decide the circumstances in which to give discretionary assistance, what form that assistance may take (eg, grants, loans, equity release schemes etc) and what, if any, conditions to attach.
The local authority will be able to tell you what policies they have in place to address private sector renewal in your area.
so you can use the grant for guttering, windows doors re wireing all kinds of uses hope this helps

I applied for a home improvement grant about 6 years ago I gave up waiting after 4 years and I did keep in touch with the council they gave me a bullxxxx story that grants are on hold because of government changes and this took 2 years for that to be sorted.

It is some time since my job was to help people apply for a Home Repairs Assistance grant so my info might be a bit out of date.

At the time however a HRA grant from my local Authority was for a maximum of £2,000 and this was to cover the full cost of the work and any fees (e.g. if you needed an architect for special requirements.)

Often people were on the waiting list for over a year and they had to submit 3 quotes to the council.

This is where you might find it helpful to see if you have an organisation called Care & Repair in your area. These are voluntary/not-for-profit organisations who can assist you to apply for one of these grants and who often have a list of reputable contractors on their books who you could use. It was one of these that I worked for and the idea was to help people ove 60 (or those with a disability of any age) to apply for these grants, to help with the paperwork and help organise the quotes and oversee the work.

As autismmum says, ring your local authority, ask for the environmental health department and speak to someone there. In my area however the local authority would often only replace windows if they were practically falling out! Just because you meet their financial criteria doesn't necessarily mean you can get the work done for free. They will visit to assess the property and give "marks" for what work needs doing. they may even spot other things whilst they are there. You'd be suprised. I had a small number of clients who ended up having extra work done that they didn't think was possible. At the end of the day you'll be dealing with your local authority and their decisions (and who knows how they work! lol)

thanks for this it is a great help taffy

margaretclare wrote: »

As they get pension credit, contact WarmFront about an insulation grant for this. www.warmfrontgrants.co.uk/?gclid=CL_L_eKZqpACFQt3MAodPXs_Xw

Why don't more people think about things like this in the summer-time?

HTH

Margaret

The official Warm Front site is actually www.warmfront.co.uk