Grants for insulation - What you should know about claiming insulation grants ? 

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The 'grant' situation for insulation in Ireland can be a bit confusing in that there's no a one stop shop , a portal to go where all your questions regading insulation and grants can be answered in one 'fell swoop'. The simplest answer we can give when we're asked "What grants can I get?" is "It depends" . "Depends on what?"  you may ask . It depends on the applicant, whether they are an OAP , a home owner, a landlord, a developer etc and then the building itself and what works are proposed can also have a signficant bearing on what grant support you can claim. 

So lets take a look now at what' s out there;  

FOR SEAI GRANTS OUR CONTRACTOR ID IS ; 16152 
  • The first and most obvious port of call is the www.seai.ie . The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland . If you click on this link you as a home owner can find out quickly what grants you may be entitled to . Here are some of prerequesites to claiming an insulation grant for your home; 
  • The grant is only eligible for homes built before 2006
  • Grant approval must be in place before works commence
  • Grant works must be completed to SEAI standards by a SEAI registered contractor
  • Grant works, including a published BER, must be completed and paperwork submitted to SEAI within six months of the grant offer
Warmer Homes Scheme 
Available to low-income households in certain areas, where community-based 
organisations provide services such as attic insulation and draught-proofing.This scheme is available to homes which meet the following criteria:
  • Owner occupied non-Local Authority homes
  • Constructed before 2006
  • The owner is in receipt of one of the following
  • Fuel Allowance as part of the National Fuel Scheme
  • Job Seekers Allowance for over six months and with children under 7 years of age
  • Family Income Supplement
Landlords can avail of grants from the Better Energy Homes scheme if they have tenants in, or at risk of, energy poverty. See www.seai.ie/betterenergyhomes for more information.


Disability grants special needs grants 

Home Renovation Incentive scheme

The Home Renovation Incentive (HRI) scheme, is an incentive scheme which provides for tax relief for Homeowners by way of an Income Tax credit at 13.5% of qualifying expenditure on repair, renovation or improvement works carried out on a main home Work costing a minimum of €5,000 could qualify for a minimum tax credit of €675 with up to €4,050 in tax relief being available if the work exceeds €30,000 in cost.The measure will continue to apply in the first three months of 2016 where planning permission has been granted before 31 December 2015. The good news is that upgrading your insulation using Fusion Sprayfoam falls under elegible expenditure under this programme