Get support for your energy improvements
Funding and support for energy improvements.
The grants, loans, and support services listed represent the current available schemes that offer support for improving energy efficiency and increasing renewable energy generation in Manchester homes as of August 2025.
For more detail on eligibility criteria and the levels of support offered, please see information and links to each individual scheme. Many schemes require prior knowledge of your property’s energy performance certificate (EPC) rating. You can find an energy certificate on the government's website.
Grants
Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)
Since March 2022 the UK Government has been operating a scheme to provide grants to upgrade boilers to more efficient heat pump systems. The grant will lessen the upfront costs of the low carbon heating technologies and is available to both domestic and small non-domestic properties from 2022 to 2025.
In September 2023, it was announced that the maximum grant available has been increased from £5,000 to £7,500, further reducing the potential for the homeowner to have to make any contribution.
You must find an installer who will then apply for the grant on your behalf. For more information and to check your eligibility please visit Apply for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme. More information can also be found on the OfGem website.
GMCA also have partnerships with Daikin and Octopus who are heat pump providers with preferential rates for GM residents. More information about accessing these services can be found on the GMCA website.
Loans and additional support
The Home Energy Loan Plan (HELP)
The Council provides assistance to homeowners and some private sector landlords to carry out energy efficiency works and heating system upgrades in their homes. The Home Energy Loan Plan can offer interest free loans of up to £10,000 (administration charges will apply), and the loans are typically paid back within a maximum of 7 years, or on sale of the property/death of the assisted person.
You can find out more and contact Care and Repair who administer the scheme on the Council’s behalf.
Your Home Better (YHB)
This is a Greater Manchester backed independent service that provides support for any homeowner that wants to make energy improvements to their home and are ineligible for any grants.
YHB provides three main services:
Support and referrals for property surveys
Support in the provision of insulation specification to provide to a contractor
Undertake a whole house retrofit assessment
YHB can also support with providing access to loan funding through Manchester Credit Union which offer loans at reduced interest rates compared to high street banks.
More detailed information on each of these services can be found on the Your Home Better website.
Feel the Benefit
This is a Greater Manchester service that is provided by Groundwork Greater Manchester (Groundwork GM). If a resident has been through the GMCA retrofit portal and is found to be ineligible for some or all possible programmes, they will be referred to Groundwork GM. Groundwork GM will then contact the resident to understand their situation further and may visit the property to undertake a survey and provide in person guidance and advice.
You can also contact Groundwork GM directly at 0800 090 3638 or Energyworks@groundwork.org.uk
Other Programmes
Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF)
In 2019 the government committed to a £3.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) over a 10-year period to improve the energy performance of social rented homes, on the pathway to Net Zero 2050. The SHDF aims to deliver warm, energy-efficient homes, reduce carbon emissions and fuel bills, tackle fuel poverty, and support green jobs. The SHDF will upgrade a significant amount of the social housing stock in England to meet an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) B and C standard.
Manchester City Council, as part of a Greater Manchester-wide consortium, has successfully bid for SHDF funding to retrofit a number of homes owned by the Council. The Government funding will help us undertake a significant amount of energy efficiency work in the properties which are already due other internal and external works in the next two financial years. The SHDF programme will kick-start large-scale action for the Council’s own properties, building internal resources and skills and delivering more zero carbon works over the coming years, and work towards Manchester’s own net zero carbon by 2038 target.