Grants Or assistance for heating?

AndyAtu

We've recently moved into a house with no central heating. There is an electric shower but other than that no hot water and no heating.

Once upon a time there was hot water boiler but hasn't been working for many years and there are no radiators in place.

I can't really afford to put CH in this year so the plan was to save up and do it next year. However, starting to get cold feet now (excuse the pun) and wondering if a could do it this year without abusing the CC.

Does anyone know of any grants or any form of assistance with this? I understand there's support if replacing the boiler but is there nothing for those without any CH.

Alternatively, what would be my cheapest option (to install, not to run) CH with radiators, underfloor heating or what?

Thanks!

Ebe_Scrooge

I'm not aware of any grants for central heating. You can get help with insulation if the current insulation is not up to spec.


I assume you knew there was no central heating before you moved in - did you not factor this into your overall costs ?


To your last point, the cheapest and easiest way to temporarily heat the house is with electric radiators or fan heaters. They cost little to buy and nothing to install. They are however, pretty expensive to run - as a stopgap measure, just heat the rooms you're actually using, and keep the doors to other rooms closed.

macman

By 'hot water boiler', do you need an immersion heater? If so getting that working again will be the cheapest way to get hot water, it could just need reconnecting or maybe a new element. You presumably knew there was no working hot water supply when you moved in, so did you not budget for this as a fairly basic essential?

AndyAtu

Hi Scrooge, yes, electric radiators was what I was considering as a temp measure to get us through is Winter until I have CH fitted.

Macman - the plumber and gasman who came to service the boiler said nothing can be done for it and gave me a hotel for replacing it at nearly £2000. I just can't justify that kind of money this year only to throw it away next year when fitting CH.

To answer your question, no, I didn't know there was no hot water. I was only aware that there was no CH which I did budget for fitting next year. I thought I could get by this year with electric radiators, provided there was hot water at least. I was told there was no hot water because of the gas debt. I moved in, went through a lot with Scottish power to get them to erase the debt as it wasn't mine, had gas switched back on, had gas man in to service boiler and then was told it is beyond repair.

I know.... Naive FTB.