Warm Homes

Please note, this service is not available outside Age UK Calderdale & Kirklees - Head Office's catchment area.

Email: enquiry@ageukck.org.uk
Telephone: 01422252040

Living in a cold home can damage your health. So our Warm Homes programme is designed to help you stay warm and well through the cold months.
The Warm Homes programme can help you in two ways:

- Help increase your income to pay for energy bills
- Help make your home more energy efficient so you can stay warm in the winter.

Home Energy Checks

Are you and your home ready for the cold weather?

If you are struggling to keep warm this winter, get in touch with us for a home energy check. We can help by making sure your home is energy efficient.

What happens during a home energy check?

One of our experienced handypersons will visit your home to:

· Discuss and assess your heating patterns, health needs and home environment

· Install simple energy efficiency equipment, such as draught excluders around doors and windows, radiator panels and foils

· Give some key tips and advice and distribute relevant information guides on how to keep warm and save energy

· Provide information on other support services, depending on your needs.

Who is eligible?
This service is free and is available to older people who are finding it difficult to keep their homes warm and are therefore at risk of cold-related illnesses. This could include people who are struggling to pay their bills, who are in fuel debt, who have no heating, or don’t know how to work their heating controls.

Contact us
For more information about our Home Energy Check service and to book a check, please contact us on 01422 252 040 or enquiry@ageukck.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Benefit Entitlement Checks

Each year millions of older people miss out on benefits they are entitled to. Our expert benefit advisors can carry out a benefit entitlement check to see if there is money you can claim.

The benefit entitlement checks consist of:

· One-to-one sessions to increase your income by making sure you are receiving all the benefits you're entitled to

· Providing support through the benefits application process.

This support will help alleviate the effects of fuel poverty and cold-related ill health, particularly for those who are on a low income or have energy-inefficient housing.

Contact us
For more information about our Benefit Entitlement Check service and to book a session with one of our advisors, please contact us on 01422 252 040 or enquiry@ageukck.org.uk and we will get back to you as soon as possible.