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Editorial Policy & Sourcing Standards

Our guides help UK homeowners understand energy-grant schemes that affect their money and their homes. Because that's a decision that matters, we hold our content to clear standards for sourcing, accuracy and independence. This page explains how we work.

Independent service. Great British Energy at greatbritishenergy.com is an independent energy-grants guide and eligibility-checking service. We are not HM Government, DESNZ, Ofgem, or the government-owned clean-energy investment company Great British Energy plc (gbe.gov.uk) — which invests in clean-power generation and does not provide consumer grants. We help homeowners navigate the grant schemes that other bodies administer.

Who writes our guides

Our guides are produced and maintained by the Great British Energy editorial team — researchers who specialise in UK domestic energy-efficiency schemes (ECO4, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, the Great British Insulation Scheme, Warm Home Discount, Warm Homes: Local Grant, solar and EV-charger support). Content is published under our editorial workflow rather than individual bylines, and the organisation takes responsibility for everything we publish.

How we research

We work from primary sources first. Scheme rules, grant values, deadlines and eligibility criteria are taken from, and cross-checked against, official publications — not other comparison sites. Our core references include:

GOV.UK and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) for scheme rules and announcements
Ofgem for ECO4 and Great British Insulation Scheme administration and obligation data
MCS for installer-certification and heat-pump/solar standards
Energy Saving Trust and local-authority publications for regional schemes and LA Flex criteria

Where a figure or rule comes from an official source, we link to it so you can verify it yourself.

How we keep guides current

Energy-grant schemes change frequently — values are revised, deadlines move, and schemes open and close. We monitor scheme changes and update affected pages, each of which carries a visible "Last updated" date. Pages covering time-sensitive schemes (for example the ECO4 scheme's closure timeline, Boiler Upgrade Scheme rate changes, and the closed GOV.UK Great British Insulation Scheme referral route) are reviewed when official guidance is revised.

Accuracy & fact-checking

Grant amounts and eligibility rules are checked against the relevant official scheme documentation before publication. We describe eligibility in terms of who may qualify, because final eligibility is always determined by the scheme administrator, energy supplier, accredited installer, or local authority — never by us. Statistics (such as local fuel-poverty rates) are drawn from published government data.

Corrections

If you spot something that's out of date or incorrect, please tell us and we'll review and correct it promptly. Contact us via our About page. Material corrections are reflected in the page's "Last updated" date.

Commercial transparency

We may earn a referral fee when a user chooses to speak with an installer or partner. This never changes our editorial guidance, the schemes we cover, or how we describe eligibility. Our job is to help you find what you're genuinely entitled to.

Not official or financial advice

Our content is for information only and is not legal, financial, tax, or official scheme advice. Before making decisions, verify details with official sources such as GOV.UK, Ofgem, your energy supplier, your local authority, or an accredited installer. See our full disclaimer.