ECO Funding

The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a UK Government energy efficiency scheme, to tackle fuel poverty and help reduce carbon emissions.

Benefit from ECO Funding

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The Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is a UK Government energy efficiency scheme, to tackle fuel poverty and help reduce carbon emissions. At SwitchedOn Yorkshire, we install gas boilers and electric storage heaters under the ECO scheme.

How does ECO work?

Under ECO, energy suppliers fund the installation of energy efficiency measures in British households. Each obligated supplier has an overall target based on its share of the domestic energy market in Britain.

The obligated energy suppliers work with installers – such as SwitchedOn – to introduce certain efficiency measures into your home, including loft or wall insulation, and heating measures.

The ECO3 scheme consists of one distinct obligation: the Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation (HHCRO).

Can you benefit from ECO?

The Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation requires energy suppliers to promote the installation of measures that lead to financial savings on energy bills, such as the installation of insulation and heating measures.

You are eligible for ECO if you receive at least one of the following benefits and satisfy the relevant income requirements, where applicable:

Armed Forces Independence Payment
Attendance Allowance
Carer’s Allowance
Child Benefit (on the condition that the household’s relevant income does not exceed the amount set out in Chapter 3 of our scheme guidance)
Constant Attendance Allowance
Disability Living Allowance
Pension Guarantee Credit
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
Income Support
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Mobility Supplement
Personal Independence Payment
Severe Disablement Allowance
Tax Credits (Child Tax Credits and Working Tax Credits)
Universal Credit

Alternatively, if you are living in social housing with an EPC rating of E, F or G you might also be eligible for the scheme. Social housing with an EPC rating of D can also qualify for an innovation measure.

Local authorities are also able to refer residents in their areas to obligated energy suppliers so that they can be offered support under the scheme.

In order to benefit from ECO you must own your own home or have the permission of your landlord, including if your property is owned by a social housing provider or management company.

SwitchedOn Yorkshire are able to install ECO measures under the following accreditations:

It is important to note that eligibility for ECO does not necessarily mean that an energy supplier or installer will decide to install an energy efficiency measure in your home.