supporting your retrofit
GRANTS available
Your Home Better has previously partnered with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deliver grant-funded work via Feel The Benefit.
To check whether you qualify for any grant funded retrofit works, use the GMCA Retrofit Portal below. You will be able to fill in your details and give information about your property to get information about the grants that are currently available.
If you’re eligible for funding, an installer participating in the scheme will get in touch with you to move forward with the work.
Please note, we have no control over the outcome of these applications or the installers who work on the grants.
loan option currently available
Your Home Better is working together with Manchester Credit Union to provide homeowners with an attractive loan option. The offer is run completely by Manchester Credit Union, and you will need to go through their standard assessment process and comply with their terms and conditions for taking out a loan.
The loans are for a period of 10 years at 5.5% APR and can be used to finance carbon reduction measures such as solar PV panels and battery storage. Interest is charged on the reducing balance of the loan, therefore the quicker the loan is repaid, the less interest you need to pay. There are no penalties for paying the loan off more quickly at a higher amount or for settling the loan before the end of the term.
The offer is geographically limited to the remit of Manchester Credit Union, which means that you have to either live or work in Manchester, Trafford, Stockport, Rochdale, Bury or Tameside in order to take part. We are also working towards identifying similar offers from other financial institutions and credit unions to ensure that all of Greater Manchester can access loans to fund their retrofit. We are keen to find local finance offers that can keep money in the local economy and like us, Manchester Credit Union is a not-for-profit organisation working for the benefits of its members.
If you either live or work in Manchester, Trafford, Stockport, Rochdale, Bury or Tameside, you can find out more using the button below, please select ‘YHB – Referral’ in the ‘How did you hear about us?’ section.
