Double Glazing Grants in Nottingham: What's Real in 2026

Nottingham Double Glazing is a commercial enquiry service, not a grant scheme. When you send us an enquiry, we pass it to an independent local installer, and we may be paid for the introduction. We have no role in any grant application or assessment, and nothing on this page should be read as a sign that funding exists for your windows. What the page does is set out which schemes are real, who they're meant for, and why so many search results suggest otherwise.

Is There a Government Grant for Double Glazing?

Not one that exists for windows alone. No government programme in England is set up simply to pay for new windows. Glazing turns up in two places only: as one possible measure under Warm Homes: Local Grant, which councils deliver, and as a measure that energy companies were allowed to fund under ECO4 if they chose to. Both depend on the home and on the household. Neither lets you choose the windows first and look for the money afterwards.

Type "double glazing grant" into a search engine and you'll find plenty of pages written as though the opposite were true. The sections below take each real scheme in turn and say what it actually offers, starting with the one most people have in mind.

Warm Homes: Local Grant

Who Runs It and When

Warm Homes: Local Grant is a government scheme that councils deliver. Its delivery window opened on 1 April 2025 and runs to 31 March 2028. For homes in and around the city, the pages that matter are Nottingham City Council's, Nottinghamshire County Council's and those of Nottingham Energy Partnership.

Who Can Apply

The scheme is for owner-occupiers and private tenants. Three points decide whether a home is in or out:

• The home. Its Energy Performance Certificate has to show a rating of D, E, F or G. A home already rated C or better isn't eligible, however tired its windows look.
• The household. There has to be a low income, a listed means-tested benefit, or a home in a qualifying postcode. On income, the government's own page puts it this way: "Your household income must usually be £36,000 a year or less."
• The assessment. A retrofit assessor visits and decides which measures the home receives. They aren't chosen by the householder from a list.

Can It Pay for Windows?

On paper, yes. National guidance allows double and triple glazing, and energy-efficient doors, among the measures a home can receive. In practice there are two catches. The first is the retrofit assessor, who decides what goes in, so windows can't be ordered through the scheme the way you'd order them from an installer. The second is local. The current Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham Energy Partnership pages list insulation, solar and heat pumps, and none of the three lists windows.

The fair summary for Nottingham, then, is that windows under this grant are allowed nationally but not currently offered locally. Should that change, the council and partnership pages are where to confirm it, rather than a website that sells windows.

When You Can Apply

Applications in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire are closed until spring 2027. Nottingham Energy Partnership is the local contact, on 0115 947 2207. If you think your household meets the tests, ask what the scheme is likely to cover in a home like yours, rather than asking for windows by name.

Long Eaton and Ilkeston sit in Derbyshire, under Erewash Borough Council, so households there should ask Erewash which arrangements cover their street.

ECO4

ECO4, the Energy Company Obligation, is the scheme in which energy companies fund energy-saving work in people's homes. It runs until 31 December 2026, after a nine-month extension, and no supplier-obligation scheme follows it.

Window glazing appears on Ofgem's list of eligible measures, and that's where many pages about "ECO4 windows" begin. The same Ofgem guidance adds the part those pages tend to leave out: "It is up to the energy companies to determine which retrofit projects they choose to fund." An eligible measure is one an energy company may pay for. It isn't one that anybody has to offer you.

With the end date close, be wary of any page that says new windows are on offer through ECO4 without saying which energy company is paying, and on what terms.

The Great British Insulation Scheme

The Great British Insulation Scheme, often shortened to GBIS, closed on 31 March 2026. It was an insulation scheme rather than a window scheme, so it was never a way to get double glazing. A page still inviting applications to it is out of date.

The Warm Homes Plan and Warm Homes Loans

The Warm Homes Plan is the government's £15 billion programme, published on gov.uk in January 2026. A figure that size makes a good headline, but it says nothing about what any one household will receive, and it isn't a window grant in itself.

The Warm Homes loans, available from September 2026, cover solar, batteries and heat pumps. They don't cover windows and doors. A loan offered to you for new windows is ordinary borrowing, not part of that scheme.

Is VAT Charged on Double Glazing?

Yes. HMRC's VAT Notice 708/6 puts double glazing in the standard-rated column, so there's no VAT relief on it. When you compare quotes, check that each one says whether VAT is included, and treat any site that promises windows without VAT as a warning sign rather than a saving.

How to Spot a Fake Double Glazing Grant Site

Much of what appears for a window grant search is commercial. Some of these sites exist to collect names and phone numbers and hand them to installers, and some are designed to look official. The risk is that you start a project expecting money that was never on the table. Signs to watch for:

• The web address. Government pages sit on gov.uk, and the city and county councils publish on their own gov.uk sites. A domain with "grant", "warm homes" or "government" in its name can be registered by anyone.
• Instant eligibility. A page that tells you that you qualify before asking about your EPC rating, income or benefits hasn't checked anything.
• Windows at no cost. The local scheme pages don't currently offer windows at all, whatever an advert says.
• A fixed sum for windows. The real schemes don't publish a set grant amount for glazing that you can claim.
• Old schemes still open. Pages taking applications for the Great British Insulation Scheme, or promising ECO4 windows without mentioning that energy companies choose what to fund.
• A form, not a council. If "apply now" leads straight to a contact form, your details are going to a business, not to a council or a scheme.

That last point applies to us as well. This site is commercial, and says so. Our quote form sends your details to an installer so they can price the job. It isn't an application for anything.

Real Ways to Cut the Cost

Repair a Misted Unit Before Replacing the Window

Condensation trapped between the panes often means the sealed unit has failed while the frame is still sound. Replacing only the glass, or a sealed unit in its existing frame, isn't a controlled fitting under the building regulations, so that job needs no building-regs sign-off. Ask for a repair price alongside a replacement price. Our pages on window repairs and is it worth replacing cover when each one makes sense.

Secondary Glazing in a Period Home

In an older house, and particularly one that's listed or in a conservation area, secondary glazing can be the simpler route. On performance, Historic England's advice is blunt: it "can reduce heat loss as effectively as double glazing, particularly if low emissivity glass is used, and is even better than double glazing at reducing noise". It usually needs no planning permission or listed building consent, and it keeps the original windows in place. One condition to remember: if it covers an escape window, the secondary pane has to open too. There's more on secondary glazing and on listed buildings.

Put Part of the Cost on a Credit Card

Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act won't lower the price, but it does lower the risk of losing what you've paid. Paying some or all of the cost by credit card, or through finance arranged by the installer, can give you a claim against the lender as well as the installer. A deposit paid on a credit card counts, and brings the whole price within the protection. Paying by debit card doesn't bring the same cover. The price limits and conditions are in our guide on how to choose an installer.

Compare Like with Like

Two or three written quotes that name the same products, the same energy rating and the same guarantee show you the true spread of prices far better than one. Our guide to double glazing costs gives typical figures to check them against.

Before You Rely on This Page

Everything above is general information, not advice about your household's finances or eligibility. It describes the schemes as they stood in September 2026, and their rules change, so check each scheme's own page, or call Nottingham Energy Partnership, before you rely on it.

Getting Quotes without a Grant

If no scheme fits your home, you can still find out what the work would cost with no obligation to go ahead. Send one enquiry through get a quote, and an independent local installer will arrange a survey and quote you direct. We don't inspect or approve installers, so it's worth reading how to choose an installer before anyone visits. For styles, energy ratings and certificates, see replacement windows.