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Warm Homes on Prescription

It’s important to keep warm, particularly if you have long-term health conditions that make you vulnerable to the negative effects of living in a cold home. The cold can worsen existing health conditions and so increase the risk to those with existing respiratory, circulatory and mobility issues. To keep warm and safe you should heat your rooms to a healthy temperate of between 18 and 21 oC.

If you live in a low-income household where someone has cold-sensitive long-term health conditions, the Nottinghamshire Warm Homes on Prescription project may be able to help you keep your house warmer for less.

Support is assessed through means testing and provided to residents who:

  • Have long-term health conditions made worse by the cold
  • Live within Newark & Sherwood District Council area
  • Have a gross annual household income (including all benefits) not exceeding £31K per annum
  • Have savings and investments of no more than £16,000
  • Own their own home or privately rent* their home

*Landlord’s permission is required together with a 50% contribution towards installation costs - offer only applies when replacing old electric storage/direct-acting heating or solid fuel systems and home currently meets EPC rental standard.

How does warm homes on prescription work?

Qualifying residents will get a home visit to check the need for a heating upgrade/insulation measures and to asses income and savings levels. Supporting evidence will need to be supplied. 

The project will also signpost you to existing local services offering:

How to apply

If you think you’re eligible you can apply online via the warm homes on prescription application form, and we will them make contact and arrange a home visit. If you would like to discuss the project further, please contact Jane Eley on 01636 655 596 or email winterwarmth@nsdc.info to discuss the project further. 

How can we help?

Depending on the existing systems in your home, the following might be recommended.

Heating Improvements including:

  • boiler repairs/replacement (please note this is not an emergency service and your boiler must be broken or beyond economic repair)
  • new heating controls
  • insulation (cavity wall and/or loft insulation - NOT external wall insulation)
  • Windows and doors (if single glazed/excessively draughty, subject to funding availability)

Making heating more affordable by:

  • reducing heating costs with tariff switching
  • increasing income using benefits checks
  • setting controls and timers to use heating/water heating more efficiently

Advice on the importance of keeping warm:

  • Cold worsens existing health conditions
  • Increases risk to those with respiratory, circulatory and mobility conditions
  • keep warm and safe
  • heat rooms to healthy temperate (18 - 21C)