'Affordable Warmth' & Tackling Fuel Poverty

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Last revised: 6 October 2008

Our Commitment

'Affordable Warmth' is the ability to heat your home to an adequate level for household comfort and health without incurring financial hardship.

'Fuel poverty' occurs when householders are unable to afford sufficient energy to heat their homes to a comfortable and safe level. The results are cold, damp homes, poor health and debt.

'Fuel Poverty' is defined as having to spend more than 10% of disposable income on a households fuel bills and with rising fuel costs it is likely that more households are suffering.

In order to achieve affordable warmth in Wiltshire and Swindon, the problem of fuel poverty must be eradicated.

Kennet District Council together with the other three Wiltshire district authorities and Swindon Borough, are committed to eradicating fuel poverty in their areas. Together they have produced the

Wiltshire and Swindon Affordable Warmth Strategy

The complete Swindon & Wiltshire Affordable Warmth Strategy can be downloaded below in PDF.

Affordable Warmth Strategy (pdf, 140 KB)

Warmfront Government Grant Scheme

The Warm Front logo - A government funded initiative.

Warm Front is a government-funded scheme which provides insulation and heating grants (External link) insulation and heating grants to make your home warmer, healthier and more energy efficient. If you own your home or rent it from a private landlord and receive certain benefits or credits you may be able to claim grant of up to £2,700 for energy efficiency improvements.

In a typical home, around half the heat that is lost escapes through the walls and loft. Installing insulation can significantly reduce your energy bills. For more information please visit www.warmfront.co.uk (External link)

For more information about other available grants and discounts for energy efficiency measures call the

South West Energy Efficiency Advice Centre on 0800 512012 or the Wiltshire Energy Advice Service on 01380 721487

Other home improvement grants may also be available through Environmental Health.

For further information, please visit our Housing pages.