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Types of Private Housing Assistance

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Grants and interest-free loans from £200-£30,000 are available for homeowners in Eastbourne on means-tested benefits - either over 60, or disabled or with children under 16.

There are also national schemes with grants for pensioners and people on low income, and discounts for all householders available from the government and energy companies.

Assistance from the Council

  • Help to keep warm and cut costs

  • Renewable energy

  • Improvements and repairs

  • Emergency heating and hot water repairs

  • Making it easier to get around at home

  • Help you leave hospital early

  • Be safe, be secure

  • Help for landlords

In this section you can find out about the types of assistance available from the council, check whether you are eligible and download application forms.

Government and Energy Companies

  • loft and cavity wall insulation free of charge or at least 50 per cent discount

  • energy saving devices like low energy light bulbs, real time displays and energy saver plugs

  • Warm Front Grants - up to £2,700 worth of central heating and energy efficiency measures to low income and pensioner households

  • Cold Weather Payments and Winter Fuel Payments

For more information go to the government's Home Energy Saving Programme on the Directgov website and the Warm Front Grants website.

Private Housing Assistance Information Booklet
Private Housing Assistance Information Booklet - [650 KB] Download our information booklet about grants and interest free loans available to homeowners and private tenants in Eastbourne for home improvement.
A Quick Guide to Private Housing Assistance
A Quick Guide to Private Housing Assistance - [29 KB] Download a summary checklist of the types of private housing assistance available in Eastbourne, with details of who is eligible for grants and interest-free loans.
Private Housing Renewal Policy
Private Housing Renewal Policy - [282 KB] Download our 2008-2011 Private Housing Renewal Policy for Eastbourne - improving homes, transforming lives.
East Sussex Energy Partnership Information Booklet
East Sussex Energy Partnership Information Booklet - [590 KB] Find out about grants and discounts available from your council in East Sussex to cut your heating costs - free or discounted insulation and solar panels.
East Sussex Energy Partnership Publicity Postcard
East Sussex Energy Partnership Publicity Postcard - [594 KB] Download a colour postcard advertising free insulation at the drop of a hat - an easy way to cut your heating bills. Freephone 0800 980 0901 to contact the East Sussex Energy Partnership, working with your local council.
Private Housing Assistance Awareness Campaign Poster
Private Housing Assistance Awareness Campaign Poster - [1.40 MB] Download a publicity poster appearing on bus stop shelters around Eastbourne and later in newspaper advertisements, designed by PRG Publicity for our awareness campaign.

Contact Details

  • Tel 0800 980 0901
  • Fax 01323 415997