Home energy grants in Greater Manchester

Last checked 30 September 2026. Grant rates and deadlines change — confirm with GMCA or your council before acting.

This is an independent guide, not a government service. We are not connected to any government department, council or energy supplier. You never have to pay to apply for any of the schemes on this site.

This page covers Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. Greater Manchester does some things differently from the rest of England, and the most important difference is where you apply for the Warm Homes: Local Grant.

The Warm Homes: Local Grant works differently here

Elsewhere in England, councils bid for this grant from the national scheme. In Greater Manchester, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) receives its own allocation and runs the scheme across all ten boroughs, as part of a government pilot for devolved retrofit funding.

In practice, that means owner-occupiers, private landlords and tenants apply through the GMCA Retrofit Portal, rather than through a national website.

Who qualifies

The rules match the national scheme. Your home needs an EPC rating of D to G, and your household needs to meet one of these:

You live in an eligible postcode (Indices of Multiple Deprivation income deciles 1 or 2).
Someone in the household receives a qualifying means-tested benefit.
You meet the low-income proxy criteria GMCA uses.
Your gross household income is below £36,000.

The full list is on the GMCA Warm Homes: Local Grant page.

If you are a landlord

In Greater Manchester, private landlords must first sign up as a supporter of the Good Landlord Charter before they can apply. Signing up is free and voluntary. As elsewhere, your first eligible property can be fully funded, and you pay 50% of the cost for each additional one.

Schemes that work the same as everywhere else

Boiler Upgrade Scheme: £7,500 towards a heat pump, with no income test. Your MCS-certified installer applies for you.
ECO4: closes on 31 December 2026. If you are mid-way through an application, read what happens next.

Before any work starts

Only use installers appointed through the scheme or, for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, installers who are MCS-certified. Nobody should ask you to pay a fee to apply.