In order to qualify for assistance under the ECHO programme, applicants will need to meet certain eligibility criteria.

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Eligibility

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Applicants must either:

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• Be part of the Help to Heat group through receipt of qualifying benefits

• Or meet the criteria laid out by their Local Authority in their Flexible Eligibility Statement of Intent
   

And
 

• Heat their home using mains gas central heating

• Be in an emergency “no heat” situation as a result of their boiler being broken

• Be the owner occupier of the property

• Have no access to alternative sources of funding able to provide emergency assistance.