Guides
Guides to solar funding in Liverpool
The main pages explain the schemes and who runs them. These guides take one question each: does the home pass the EPC test, is the postcode on the list, does the income test fit, what if you rent from a council, what happens at the survey, and how to buy well if you pay yourself.
Where you stand
Start with the EPC guide, then the postcode and income guides to see which pathway fits. Social tenants should read the guide for council and housing association homes. Anyone paying for panels should read the buying checklist.
Which guide first
A suggested order
If you're new to the subject, read the guides in the order the council will look at your application. First the home: does its energy certificate say D, E, F or G? If it says C or better, the grant is out of reach and the buying checklist is your next stop. If it passes, look at the household, starting with the postcode list, because it's the only pathway that ignores income entirely. If your postcode isn't on it, check the benefits route and then the income test, where the after-housing-costs thresholds start at £20,000 for one or two adults. Only once you've registered does the survey guide become relevant, and only if you rent from a council or housing association does the social housing guide apply instead of all the others.
How they're written
From the councils' own pages
Each guide is built on the pages of the bodies that run the schemes: Liverpool City Council, Sefton Council and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, together with GOV.UK, the government's guidance to councils, HMRC and the published eligible postcode list. Where those sources differ, as they do on a few details of the income test and the route for rented homes, the guides say so rather than picking one. Every guide lists its sources and the date we read them.
What they won't do
No recommendations, no decisions
The guides can't tell you whether you'll be funded; only the council or the Combined Authority can, after its checks. They don't recommend installers, lenders or products. If a guide leaves you with a question, ask us; for short answers see questions, for terms the glossary, and for everything we rely on, sources.
Sources for this page
- Liverpool City Council › Apply for a Warm Homes Local Grant, read 3 November 2026
- GOV.UK › Apply for the Warm Homes: Local Grant to improve a home, read 3 November 2026
- DESNZ › Warm Homes: Local Grant policy guidance for local authorities, July 2026 (PDF), read 4 November 2026
- DESNZ › Warm Homes: Local Grant eligible postcodes, 2026 (XLSX), read 4 November 2026
- GOV.UK › Find an energy certificate, read 3 November 2026
A question about solar funding in Liverpool?
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