For community groups, churches and charities

Free materials to protect the people you look after

Printable guides to NI energy grants, rogue trader awareness materials and ready-made text for bulletins, newsletters and Facebook pages. Everything on this page is free to print, share and republish, no signup, no permission needed. Built in Ballymena for Northern Ireland.

Printable guides

Print for noticeboards, drop into welcome packs and food parcels, or hand out at events. Each PDF matches a full web guide that we update as schemes change, so check the web version's review date if you are printing in bulk.

Warm Homes Scheme NI: what is open in 2026

The scheme changes explained in plain English: what is still open, who qualifies and how to apply.

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Insulation grants in NI: who qualifies

Free and subsidised insulation in 2026, including the income tests that surprise people.

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Every NI home improvement grant, 2026

Affordable Warmth, Disabled Facilities Grants, NISEP and the new fund arriving in 2027, in one guide.

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Rogue traders and doorstep scams in NI

The patterns Trading Standards keeps warning about, and exactly how to report them.

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Verifying a tradesperson’s credentials

The public-register checklist: Gas Safe, NICEIC, NAPIT, OFTEC and more, checked in minutes.

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Hiring a builder safely in NI

Deposits, contracts, staged payments and the red flags, before any money changes hands.

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Ready-made text, copy and paste

Written to drop straight into a parish bulletin, a member newsletter, a resources page or a Facebook post. Edit freely.

For a printed or emailed bulletin (heating grants)

Help with heating costs: NI’s energy grant schemes are changing. A free plain-English guide to what is open in 2026, who qualifies and how to apply is at nitrades.co.uk/guides/warm-homes-scheme-ni (printable version: nitrades.co.uk/pdfs/warm-homes-scheme-ni.pdf).

For scam and doorstep-crime awareness (Quote Checker)

Worried a building quote is too high, or suspiciously cheap? The free NI Quote Checker shows in 30 seconds whether a quote sits in the normal Northern Ireland price range for 2026, with no signup: nitrades.co.uk/tools/quote-checker. If you suspect a rogue trader, report it to Consumerline on 0300 123 6262.

For a Facebook or social post

Getting work done on your home? Before you accept any quote, check it is fair. The free NI Quote Checker compares your quote against real Northern Ireland 2026 price ranges in 30 seconds. No signup, no cost: nitrades.co.uk/tools/quote-checker

For a website links or resources page

Warm Homes Scheme NI, what is open in 2026 and how to apply: https://nitrades.co.uk/guides/warm-homes-scheme-ni Every NI home improvement and energy grant, 2026: https://nitrades.co.uk/guides/home-improvement-grants-ni Free NI Quote Checker, is a trade quote fair?: https://nitrades.co.uk/tools/quote-checker

Need something tailored?

A one-page handout for a specific event, a poster for a foodbank cafe, or a version with your organisation's details alongside ours: tell us the spec and we will produce it at no cost. Email hello@nitrades.co.uk with what you need and who it is for.

Reuse and attribution

Everything on this page is free to reuse. If you republish text or figures, attribute them to NI Trades with a link to the relevant guide so readers always reach the most current version. Our figures are researched and dated, but schemes change: this is information, not advice, and readers should confirm details with the official bodies named in each guide.