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Grant, England, Scotland and Wales only

Energy Company Obligation (ECO4)

What it pays towards gas boilers and heat pumps, who can get it, and the prices sellers publish after it.

Nations
England, Scotland and Wales
Pays
Pays for agreed work
Checked
31/10/2026
Applies to
Gas boilers, Heat pumps

01The scheme

What it pays and who can get it

England, Scotland and Wales only. Read on the official page on 31/10/2026.

Energy suppliers pay for insulation and heating upgrades, including replacing or repairing a boiler, for households on certain benefits in private homes with an EPC of D to G (E to G when renting from a private landlord), and for social housing rated E to G. Runs in Great Britain and closes on 31 December 2026. Apply through the local council or a supplier taking part.

Rules change: check the official page before you rely on it.

02Prices

Prices sellers publish after this grant

Each seller's own price with the grant already taken off, as its page says it.

Not checked yet

We have not read a seller's price after this grant yet. Prices before it are on each spec page below.

04Questions

Energy Company Obligation (ECO4): questions

How much is the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4)?
Energy Company Obligation (ECO4): pays for agreed work rather than a fixed sum (England, Scotland and Wales only), checked on the official page on 31/10/2026.
Where does it apply?
England, Scotland and Wales only. Grants differ by nation, so a figure here is never shown as another nation's.
Who can get it?
Energy suppliers pay for insulation and heating upgrades, including replacing or repairing a boiler, for households on certain benefits in private homes with an EPC of D to G (E to G when renting from a private landlord), and for social housing rated E to G. Runs in Great Britain and closes on 31 December 2026. Apply through the local council or a supplier taking part.

05Sources

Where these facts come from

  1. Energy Company Obligation (ECO4)checked 31/10/2026
  2. How we read prices