CRF - Boiler Scheme

Purpose of the Scheme

The Crisis & Resilience fund “Boiler Scheme” has been created to help households Fix or Replace Gas Boilers. It will support low-income and vulnerable households to maintain a warm home, prevent financial hardship, and improve long-term financial resilience through energy-related interventions.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for support, applicants must:

• Own your own home - or have a mortgage on it
• Be a resident of Ashford permanently living within Ashford Borough Council
• Be a Council Tax/Utilities payer for that property
• Be in receipt of means‑tested benefits or have a total household income of £33,000 or less per year
• Have less than £3,000 in savings (Unless on a means tested benefit)

Evidence Requirements

Applicants will be required to provide:

Proof of financial circumstances, such as:

• • Bank statements from the last 2 months
  • P60s or pension statements
  • Payslips from the last 2 months
  • Evidence of benefits received
  • Evidence you owe your own home - such as a mortgage statement or copy of the title deeds

If you have capital over £10,000 you will not be eligible for any support from any of the Crisis & Resilience Fund schemes (even if you are in receipt of a means tested benefit)

Award

Where eligibility and evidence requirements are met, eligible residents will be contacted by our contractor to book an appointment.

To apply for this scheme please fill in this form 

Data Protection Statement

Ashford Borough Council is the data controller for any personal information collected in this application. Working in partnership with Kent County Council and through the Governments, Crisis and Resilience Fund - Summer Heating Oil Scheme, the council is seeking to support vulnerable households in its borough.

Any collected personal information will be used in order to administrate the scheme, offer any support and monitor the schemes effectiveness. Processing is being conducted relying upon the public interest legal basis. Your data may be processed by Ashford Borough Council and Kent County Council so we can provide the required service. 

Your data may also be shared with other departments within the council for the purpose of improving services, keeping records up-to-date and for the protection of the public fund. Your information will be retained for a period of 6yrs following an application. For more information about your data protection rights please see the Council’s data protection pages which can be found at www.ashford.gov.uk or contact the Data Protection Officer at, The Data Protection Officer, Ashford Borough Council, International House, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1HU