My boiler has broken unexpectedly, causing loss of heating or hot water. I am a homeowner and, apparently stupidly, thought the boiler would be covered by either my buildings or contents insurance.Basically, i have no money or savings and struggle to pay bills monthly. Of course, it will take up to a year for me to save up for a new boiler, but many people i have spoken to have said there are schemes which could help me with a new boiler.I don't claim any benefits, though i would be entitled to working tax credits if i wanted to applying them. But of course, that would take months! does anyone know of schemes with could help me, or should i just prepare for a cold year?!?
have you called your local utilities, or local govt ? sometimes they know of organizations that can help. personally i would start calling the churches in my area and ask them to post for any help, you may be very surprised at the hvac/plumbers who may come to your aid. bundles nice work on the links but most of those will take a year just to get an answer, but i like the effort.. another thought though on the engineers, try calling the trade schools and see if the teachers and students have any fixit programs.
Your question appears to refer to UK benefits (working tax credits) but it is flagged as having been posted to YAHOO USA site. Where you are affects the answer. In the UK, there are schemes to help with adding insulation or fitting new heating systems if you are receiving certain benefits. Here is a link to the government web site so you can check your eligibility: www ernment-grants .uk/gas-o... If you are not entitled to a grant, you may be able to get an emergency loan to cover the necessary cost. Here is another link to a different government web site: www.direct .uk/en/MoneyTaxAndB... If your boiler can be repaired, the cost would be a lot less than a new boiler. Have you looked into that yet? There are good heating engineers out there who can fix almost anything. Here in mid-Essex, UK, I have been lucky enough to find to find a heating engineer who is good, reliable and affordable. Good luck.
There are no schemes that will help you. You need to pay for yourself in this life. My only suggestion is sell the house and move into rented accommodation then boilers and repairs won't be your expenses but the landlord. Unlikely the boiler is beyond repair so simply get it fixed. My charges for replacing a combi boiler are ?900 that includes the boiler. Don't get conned by british gas and others who will say it costs ?3000 or more to replace a boiler
