ECO4 Eligibility Criteria

Homeowner: You must be the owner of the property or a private
tenant (with landlord permission) to qualify for ECO4.

Yes: ✅ (You are a homeowner)
No: You may still qualify if you’re a tenant, but the landlord must
agree to the installation.

Means-Tested Benefits: You or someone in your household must
receive one or more of the following means-tested benefits:

1. Universal Credit

2. Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credit

3. Income Support

4. Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)

5. Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

6. Housing Benefit

7. Pension Credit (Guarantee or Savings Credit)

8. Child Benefit (with specific income thresholds based on the number of adults and children in the household).

If you or someone in your household receives one of these benefits, you would be eligible for ECO4 or GBIS (Great British Insulation Scheme)
The GBIS focuses on providing insulation measures (like loft or cavity wall insulation) to improve energy efficiency.

The GBIS eligibility criteria is similar to ECO4, focusing on:

Homeowners or private tenants with permission.

Households on means-tested benefits (as listed above).

Some households that do not receive benefits but are in lower income brackets or have poor energy performance (EPC ratings of D, E, F, or