energy saving grants, who's entitled???

goldrush1984

Hi!
My sister has recently had a baby, and moved into her own house yesterday, she has asked me to check up on energy saving grants for her, the house needs a lot of work doing to it, damp proofing, new windows, major insulation in general. her baby is still in hospital and was born prematurely. so i though that maybe she could get some sort of contribution towards the insulation part.
I have checked the stay warm website, but it says if your over 60 etc, or have a child under the age of 16 AND receiving any benefits, problem is she isnt, she earns more than the criteria of £15000 and gets the basic child tax credits, as all mothers do.
I remember when i had my son I had cavity wall insulation put in, that was free- someone knocked on the door and asked me!!!! and i earned over the criteria again(as long as i had children they said)!!
Does anyone have any idea how i would go about sorting this out????

thankyou!

Poppycat

Does she get any council tax as even if your above the limit if you qualify for council tax even if its a few quid you can claim. I no this works because we got a grant we got turned down for with two kids, ctc and wft as we were slightly over the limit but because we later got CT we qualified.

Good luck

http://www.warmfront.co.uk/do-i-qualify.htm

Applicants meeting the following criteria may be eligible for a Warm Front Grant.
1. Householders aged 60 or over in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
• Pension Credit

2. Householders with a child under 16, or pregnant women with maternity certificate MAT-B1, in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Income Support
• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
• Pension Credit

3. Householders in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:

• Working Tax Credit (with an income of less than £15,460, which must include a disability element)
• Disability Living Allowance
• Child Tax Credit (with an income of less than £15,460)
• Housing Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
• Income Support (which must include a disability premium)
• Council Tax Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
• War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
• Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
• Attendance Allowance