These Regulations enable the Department for Social Development to make or arrange for the making of grant for the improvement of energy efficiency in private sector dwellings occupied by persons on low incomes. The Regulations replace the Domestic Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002.

These Regulations make two significant changes—

• a reduction in the number of works eligible for grant; and

• a broadening of the categories of persons who may apply for grant;