12:04 PM, 29th March 2021, About 5 years ago 5
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The troubled Green Homes Grant Scheme will be closed for new applications after the 31st March this year as announced quietly by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
Following a review, the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme launched last year will close to new applications on 31 March at 5pm. The scheme was designed to provide a short-term economic boost while tackling our contribution to climate change. Applications made before the end of March deadline will be honoured and any vouchers already issued may be extended upon request.
Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “Upgrading the country’s homes with energy efficiency measures means we can cut emissions and save people money on their energy bills.
“Today’s funding boost will mean even more households across England are able to access these vital grants through their local authority.
“This latest announcement takes our total energy efficiency spending to over £1.3 billion in the next financial year, giving installers the certainty they need to plan ahead, create new jobs and train the next generation of builders, plumbers and tradespeople.”
| 1. New Funding | £300m | To be announced today |
| 2. GHG V/Net Zero Recycled Funding | £100m | Previously announced in 2020 |
| (3a) Previously announced SR20 Funding GHG V | £220m | Estimated spend for 2021/22 |
| (3b) Previously announced SR20 Funding HUG | £150m | Already announced |
| (3c) Previously announced SR20 Funding SHDF Wave 1 | £60m | Already announced |
| 4. Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund | £453m | Already announced |
| Total | £1.3bn |
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Member Since August 2014 - Comments: 175
14:13 PM, 29th March 2021, About 5 years ago
It was a pretty useless scheme for me. My properties are all Victorian terraced houses with existing loft insulation and good boilers.
I would have liked to replace many of my single glazed windows with double glazed.
Couldn’t do that without first spending a lot on redoing the insulation and boilers and even then the grant for windows was a small proportion of the money which first had to be spent on the other “improvements”. I didn’t go forwards on my mass window replacement as it was looking like a lot of work for a very small gain.This will have to wait for another day.
Why the Govt couldn’t just pay a rebate for a confirmed window replacement of single to double glazed I don’t know, would have been relatively simple to manage.
I suppose they were too thick to work that out. The grant scheme was overly bureaucratic, inflexible, restricted and complicated. This once again shows this single agenda Govt as really just interested in splashy headlines and vote catching and not actually serious in doing the best it can to improve all aspects of the country for the good of all citizens and residents.
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14:46 PM, 29th March 2021, About 5 years ago
Reply to the comment left by Bristol Landlord at 29/03/2021 – 14:13
I couldn’t agree more.
It was the usual Treasury nonsense that when inspected stopped you doing something useful. As for getting an approved supplier to respond, that was a joke.
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15:01 PM, 29th March 2021, About 5 years ago
I am sure many landlords will be devastated that they are no longer able to spend thousands to get a discount off an inflated price for a secondary energy saving item. Especially at a time when they have no right to even get their property back for any reason.
Roll on May elections…
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17:54 PM, 29th March 2021, About 5 years ago
One of my EPC’s recommends I spend £4,000-£14,000 on wall insulation for a saving of £30.72pa!
When enquiring about funding it seems I have done too much to my properties to be eligible.
What a laugh
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10:15 AM, 2nd April 2021, About 5 years ago
I gave up on this entirely.
I did apply then got such inflated quotes from the government approved installers (they openly say to you that they add more on to cover cost of admin etc and the hassle factor), that even with the ‘discount’ it would be cheaper for me to get the work done without the grant.
As you have to have a primary measure first (in my case external insulation) one quote came in at £14,000 before you can apply for a secondary (quote for a new door £4,000), it is completely ridiculous!
AND it did not guarantee getting the EPC rating to a C (another joke!) anyway after all that.
Instead of being a proactive LL trying to do my bit, and in light of the constant stoopid gvt initiatives being issued then retracted, I shall worry about this nearer the time.
Independent advisors to the government have already advised that reaching any 2030 target is not possible and are now looking at 2050…. I will have sold the lot up by then I guess!