Funding available to insulate Marlborough homes
If you are a Marlborough homeowner living in a home built prior to 2008, you may be eligible for funding to have your home insulated.
The Warmer Healthier Homes Te Tau Ihu Charitable Trust (WHH) is providing top up funding to a Government-funded initiative that provides funding for ceiling and underfloor insulation, taking the entire cost away for some homeowners.
The Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority (EECA)’s Warmer Kiwi Homes programme provides up to 90 per cent of the cost of ceiling and underfloor insulation for homes that meet the criteria.
Thanks to WHH, people living in Marlborough Deprivation areas 8, 9 and 10, or Community Service Cardholders can have their homes insulated at no cost to themselves.
The initiative is designed to help make homes warmer, drier and healthier for residents.
Despite the recent hot weather, the time is now to start thinking about creating healthy homes for the winter, Economic, Community & Support Services Manager Dean Heiford said.
“This is a collaborative programme designed to help our communities keep warm, and most importantly healthy, throughout our cold Marlborough winters. We encourage all homeowners to take the time to check their eligibility, and if eligible, apply for funding to help keep themselves and their families healthy, and their homes in good condition,” he said.
“We know that when people are living in well-insulated homes, they have lower energy bills, are faced with less colds and flus, and are less likely to be taking extended time away from work or school due to illness.”
Eligibility criteria includes:
- the homeowner must permanently occupy the home; and
- the home must have been built before the year 2008; and
- the home does not have adequate insulation; and
- the homeowner has a Community Services Card or SuperGold combo card, OR the home is in an area identified as low income.
As well as funding for ceiling and underfloor insulation, homeowners may also be eligible for a heating grant if they meet the above criteria and don’t already have an existing operational and efficient heating appliance in the main living area.
You can check your eligibility here: www.eeca.govt.nz/co-funding-and-support/products/warmer-kiwi-homes-programme/check-eligibility/, or contact Marlborough contractor Absolute Energy on 0800 423 454 directly if you think you may be eligible.