The local authority flexible eligibility (LA Flex) scheme is an extension of the ECO scheme eligibility to broaden the scope of those who can apply for the funding available. Councils are given the power to extend the eligibility based on certain factors in order to include those who are not in receipt of benefits. Both homeowners and those who privately rent may be eligible, although social housing tenants are unfortunately not.

We are working with following local authorities,

1. Ashfield
2. Basingstoke and Deane Council
3. Bath and North East Somerset
4. Birmingham
5. Buckinghamshire Council
6. Cherwell District Council
7. Coventry
8. Derbyshire
   1. Amber Valley Borough Council
   2. Bolsover District Council
   3. Chesterfield Borough Council
   4. Derbyshire Dales District Council
   5. Erewash Borough Council
   6. High Peak Borough Council
   7. North East Derbyshire District Council
   8. South Derbyshire District Council
9. Bristol City Council
10. Dacorum Council
11. Derby
12. Doncaster
13. Dudley
14. Durham
15. London Borough of Ealing Council
16. Hammersmith & Fulham District Council
17. Herefordshire
18. Leicester
19. Central & Southern Lincolnshire
20. East Lincolnshire
21. Luton
22. Hertsmere Borough Council
23. North Lincolnshire
24. North Northants Council
25. North Somerset Council
26. Nottingham City Council
27. Nuneaton and Bedworth
28. Maidenhead Council
29. Mendip District Council
30. Mid-Devon Council
31. Peterborough
32. Royal Borough Windsor
33. Sandwell Council
34. Sedgemoor District Council
35. Sheffield
36. Shropshire
37. Somerset West and Taunton District Council
38. South Somerset District Council
39. South Lanarkshire
40. Stoke-On-Trent (starting in few weeks)
41. St Albans City and District Council
42. Swindon Borough Council
43. Telford & Wrekin Council
44. Three Rivers District Council
45. South Tyneside
46. Vale of Whitehorse District Council
47. Walsall Council
48. Watford Borough Council
49. Welwyn Hatfield BC
50. West Northants Council
51. West Oxfordshire District Council
52. Wiltshire Council
53. Winchester
54. Wolverhampton
55. Oxford City Council

Application and Evidence

To make an applicaton for ECO4 Flex you must complete and sign an application form, submit it through installer to the council along with supporting documents, such as proof of income, for determining eligibility, residents cannot send the application form directly to the council.

Your local council may take 1 to 3 weeks to approve the application, make sure all the required evidence has been submitted. Local council may ask you for additional proof or documents to process your application. Application made with incomplete paperwork or required evidence will be refused.

Make an application using one of these 3 routes

1. Route 1: Household income
2. Route 2: Proxy targeting
3. Route 3: NHS referrals

What measures can be installed

Following measures may be installed to your house subject to Retrofit survey and other T&Cs apply

1. First time central heating (FTCH) for those without a current heating system
2. Insulation (Loft/Cavity Wall/External Wall/Internal Wall)
3. Non Condensing Boiler replacement

As well as these measures often coming at no cost there are many other benefits for having them installed at your home, which include:

1. Helping to lower CO2 emissions and therefore helping the environment
2. Lowering the cost of energy bills
3. Problems such as mould, humidity and draughts will no longer be an issue
4. Adding value to the property