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. Chelmsford City Council
7. Cherwell District Council
8. Coventry
9. 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
10. Bristol City Council
11. Dacorum Council
12. Derby
13. Doncaster
14. Dudley
15. Durham
16. Essex County Council
17. London Borough of Ealing Council
18. Hammersmith & Fulham District Council
19. Herefordshire
20. Hillingdon Council
21. Leicester
22. Central & Southern Lincolnshire
23. East Lincolnshire
24. Luton
25. Hertsmere Borough Council
26. North Lincolnshire
27. North Northants Council
28. North Somerset Council
29. Nottingham City Council
30. Nuneaton and Bedworth
31. Maidenhead Council
32. Mendip District Council
33. Mid-Devon Council
34. Peterborough
35. Royal Borough Windsor
36. Sandwell Council
37. Sedgemoor District Council
38. Sheffield
39. Shropshire
40. Somerset West and Taunton District Council
41. South Somerset District Council
42. South Lanarkshire
43. Stoke-On-Trent (starting in few weeks)
44. St Albans City and District Council
45. Swindon Borough Council
46. Telford & Wrekin Council
47. Three Rivers District Council
48. South Tyneside
49. Vale of Whitehorse District Council
50. Walsall Council
51. Watford Borough Council
52. Welwyn Hatfield BC
53. West Northants Council
54. West Oxfordshire District Council
55. Wiltshire Council
56. Winchester
57. Wolverhampton
58. 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