More local residents can now access free home energy saving measures

Many more residents in the District will be able to benefit from warmer homes that are cheaper to run.

The Government's Local Authority Retrofit Scheme (LARS) will include people whose homes have gas central heating from April 2025.In Horsham, the funding is accessible through the Warmer Homes Programme, which will be open to new applications from the beginning of April 2025.

Eligibility

If your annual household income is £36,000 or less, or you are in receipt of certain means-tested benefits, you can apply to receive free energy-saving upgrades for your home.

Your home will be eligible if it is mainly heated by:

• Gas
• Electricity (storage heaters, electric boiler, panel heaters)
• Oil
• Coal
• Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
• Solid fuel

Eligible households can have these energy-saving installations at no cost through funding secured from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero by a group of 31 local authorities, which includes Horsham District Council.