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SEAI Better Energy Homes Insulation Grants: Supplying Energy Efficiency for Irish Homes

Cooper Insulation is an SEAI-approved contractor offering expert insulation services across Ireland, enabling homeowners to access the SEAI’s Better Energy Homes (BEH) grants to improve energy efficiency, reduce heating costs, and lower carbon emissions.

What are SEAI Better Energy Homes Grants?

The Better Energy Homes grant is a government incentive administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to help homeowners and landlords upgrade their homes’ energy performance. The grant covers a range of insulation measures and heating controls, with the goal of reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions while improving comfort and cutting costs.

Grant Name

Types of Homes

Grant Value
Attic Insulation Apartment
Mid - Terrace
Semi Detached or End of Terrace
Detached House 		€ 800
€ 1,200
€ 1,300
€ 1,500
Cavity Wall Insulation Apartment
Mid - Terrace
Semi Detached or End of Terrace
Detached House 		€ 700
€ 800
€ 1,200
€ 1,700
External Insulation Apartment
Mid - Terrace
Semi Detached or End of Terrace
Detached House 		€ 3000
€ 3,500
€ 6,000
€ 8,000
Internal Insulation Apartment
Mid - Terrace
Semi Detached or End of Terrace
Detached House 		€ 1,500
€ 2,000
€ 3,500
€ 4,500
Building Energy Rating (BER) € 50

How to apply

Click here to apply online for your SEAI Better Energy Homes Grant

To have a grant application form posted call SEAI on 1850 927 000

Please have the following details to hand when applying for your grant: Cooper Insulation Registered Contractor ID Number: 10192

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There are certain requirements that you must meet in applying for the upgrades scheme. If you can answer YES to the four questions below you are probably eligible so make sure to apply today!

Do you own and live in your own home?
This must be your main residence, where you live most days of the week.
Was it built and occupied before 2006?
This means the ESB meter was connected and property lived in prior to 2006.
Do you receive one of the following welfare payments?

  • Fuel Allowance as part of the National Fuel Scheme.
  • Job Seekers Allowance for over six months and have a child under seven years of age
  • Working Family Payment
  • One-Parent Family Payment
  • Domiciliary Care Allowance
  • Carers Allowance and live with the person you are caring for (effective from 1st August 2018)

You have not received works previously under the scheme.
While homes that previously received works under the scheme are not currently eligible for a second visit, consideration will be given to revisiting these properties later in 2019, where feasible and appropriate.

Home improvements offered:

There are a number of home energy improvements offered as part of this scheme. The upgrades that will be recommended for a property will depend on many things including age, size, type and condition of the property. For each eligible home, our SEAI technical surveyor will determine which upgrades can be installed and funded.

These include:

  • Attic insulation
  • Cavity wall insulation
  • External wall insulation
  • Internal wall insulation
  • Other secondary measures
  • Upgrades recommended occasionally

When insulating your attic or walls, we also ensure that there is enough ventilation. Keeping a home ventilated improves the air inside. This reduces the possibility of condensation or mould occurring.

Business Grants

SEAI offers business grants aimed to improve energy efficiency, offering funding for energy auditing, heating and cooling upgrades, solar thermal, solar PV and electric vehicles. For more detail regarding all business grants available, please see the SEAI website Business Grants & Supports | Business & Public Sector | SEAI. 

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