Plumb-Line is selected for Warm Front initiative

After a rigorous tendering process, Plumb-Line has been selected as a regional sub-contractor to eaga - the principal contractor for the Warm Front Scheme. Warm Front is the Government's largest scheme designed to combat fuel poverty in the private owner occupied and rented sector in England.This scheme provides support to priority and vulnerable groups in society who are considered to be in, or at risk of, fuel poverty.

Plumb-Line will be repairing or replacing central heating systems in homes in Northamptonshire, parts of Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Luton, Aylesbury Vale, South Buckinghamshire, Slough and Wycombe. Plumb-Line is also a Warm Front sub-contractor for oil and solid fuel heating in parts of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.

A household in fuel poverty is defined as one where more than 10% of income is needed to heat the home to an adequate standard of warmth. Fuel poverty can come about as the result of a combination of poor energy efficiency in homes, high energy prices and low incomes.

The Warm Front Scheme provides a package of insulation and heating improvements up to a maximum value of £3,500 (or £6,000 where oil, low carbon or renewable technologies are recommended), less the value of all works previously completed in the property under Warm Front.

All successful grant applicants' homes will be visited by a trained Technical Surveyor/Assessor, who will determine the full requirements of each individual property.

If you think you qualify for improved heating and insulation in your home, then call us on Freephone 0800 849 9500 or write us at Freepost RSEE- CXGK-ATTX, Plumb-Line Contracting Limited, 8 Darnell Way, Northampton NN3 6RW - and we can refer you to Warm Front.

How do you qualify?

Applicants meeting the following criteria may be eligible for the Warm Front Scheme.

  1. 1. Householders aged 60 or over in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
    • Income Support
    • Council Tax Benefit
    • Housing Benefit
    • Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
    • Pension Credit
    • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  2. Householders with a child under 16, or pregnant women with maternity certificate MAT-B1, in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
    • Income Support
    • Council Tax Benefit
    • Housing Benefit
    • Job Seekers Allowance (income-based)
    • Pension Credit
    • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  3. Householders in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
    • Working Tax Credit (with an income of less than £16,040, which must include a disability element)
    • Disability Living Allowance
    • Child Tax Credit (with an income of less than £16,040)
    • Housing Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
    • Income Support (which must include a disability premium)
    • Council Tax Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
    • War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
    • Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include Constant Attendance
      • Allowance)
    • Attendance Allowance

NOTES:

  • The term 'Householder' includes the applicant's spouse, or partner, if they are living with the applicant
  • Please note a Disability Living Allowance award for a child or non-dependent in your household will not qualify for the Warm Front grant.