heating grant

peediedj

we have a disabled son,who doesnt move around a lot and he wont keep anything on his feet,so there always cold,we have total control heating which isnt much use,living in aviemore this winter so far its been about -18 most nights and not much warmer during the day and with the amount of snow we had he was off school for over a week,with his autism he has a bad habit of stripping of,so trying to keep him warm is a problem.we wanted to put a multi fuel burner in the living room as thats where he spends most of his time,does anyone know if you can get a government grant to help towards the cost of this and fitting it?

Indie_Kid

Warm front grant?

peediedj

sh1305 wrote: »

Warm front grant?

think i have heard of that,but isnt that only in england and wales,i did ask our son,s key worker to find out for me,but all she said was get him to wear another jersey!:mad:

Indie_Kid

have you spoke to your council?

Jock221

Isn't there a grant called forever warm homes sponsored by the Govt I think it insulates your roof space , and provides new efficient heating boilers.

Indie_Kid

http://www.chwdp-scottishexecutive.co.uk/ may help you.

[Deleted User]

sh1305 wrote: »

Warm front grant?

warm front has been suspended due to lack of funds,its unclear if it will be started up again after April

Oldernotwiser

Do you get DLA for your son because this is intended to pay for his extra costs?

Indie_Kid

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Do you get DLA for your son because this is intended to pay for his extra costs?

It would take ages to save up for something like the OP needs.

Ms_Chocaholic

How old is your son?

Could you buy one of those fluffy all in one suits I've seen, I'll try and have a look. I think you can buy ones that zip up the back so he would not find it as easy to get off.

ETA: Have a look here
http://www.the-all-in-one-company.co.uk/

They have one designed as superman, spiderman, football styled ones etc. They're not that cheap but would possibly reduce your heating costs.

The_Economist

peediedj wrote: »

we have a disabled son,who doesnt move around a lot and he wont keep anything on his feet,so there always cold,we have total control heating which isnt much use,living in aviemore this winter so far its been about -18 most nights and not much warmer during the day and with the amount of snow we had he was off school for over a week,with his autism he has a bad habit of stripping of,so trying to keep him warm is a problem.we wanted to put a multi fuel burner in the living room as thats where he spends most of his time,does anyone know if you can get a government grant to help towards the cost of this and fitting it?

Have you read this,
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/grant-grabbing
might be of some help.