Financial help to keep your home warm

Bury Council is providing access to advice to help Bury residents increase the energy efficiency of their homes, which will assist in reduction of fuel bills and the achievement of affordable warmth. There are also lots of schemes available to help you pay your gas and electric bills. Please see the list of schemes available below for more information.

• Bury Support Fund

  Food parcels and grants to provide short term financial support.

• Cold weather payment

  See if you are eligible to cold weather payments.

• Energy bills support scheme

  Non-repayable discounts on household energy bills this winter, as the UK government sets out further details of the Energy Bills Support Scheme.

• I can't pay my gas or electric bills

  Advice on what to do if you can't pay your gas or electric bill.

• LEAP - Local Energy Advice Partnership

  Energy efficiency measures, grants and advice.

• Trust fund grants

  Many utility suppliers run trust fund grants to help customers in financial difficulty.

• Warm Home discount scheme

  The Warm Home discount scheme helps some older people with energy costs in the form of a one off automatic discount from your electricity bill.

• Winter fuel payment

  Check if you are entitled to a winter fuel payment.

• Your Home Better

  An independent service delivered by retrofit experts, providing advice, planning and delivery to help reduce the costs of your bills as well as carbon emissions associated with home energy and heating.