INDUSTRYNEWS
A NEW DEAL FOR
GREEN DEAL
Changes to the government’s
Green Deal cash-back
scheme have now been
announced.
The changes come in the
wake of criticism of what
was originally launched as
a major energy efficiency
initiative, but failed to live
up to expectations for both
industry and consumers.
Now the government
says the changes will help
more households drive
down fuel bills and reduce
carbon emissions by carrying
out energy efficiency
improvements.
The changes include
increases to the amount of
money consumers get back on
some Green Deal measures,
such as double glazing, solid
wall insulation and ‘room in
roof ’ insulation (eg, for those
with loft conversions).
The Department for Energy
and Climate Change (DECC)
is also extending the scheme:
applications for cash-back can
now be submitted up to the
end of June, with a further
three months for households
to install energy efficiency
measures and redeem cashback vouchers, giving them
more time to take advantage
of the scheme.
Announcing the changes,
Energy and Climate Change
Minister Greg Barker said:
“The extension and increase
to Green Deal cash-back means
more families will be helped
to have warmer, more energy
efficient homes and lower
energy bills by next winter.
These changes also create more
opportunities for the growing
number of authorised green
deal companies.”
DECC consulted informally
on the changes to the cash-back
scheme and as a result it has
extended the time available to
households to apply for money
back on energy efficiency
measures from 31 March 2014
to 30 June 2014, with energy
improvements to be installed,
and vouchers redeemed, by 30
September 2014.
It has also increased the cashback available on some Green
Deal measures:
• Up to £4,000 is now available
for solid wall insulation, up
from £650
• Up to £1,000 for anyone
needing ‘room in roof ’
insulation, increased from
£220
• Up to £650 for households
installing double glazing,
from £320
DECC has also raised the cap
on cash-back payments from
50 per cent of a household’s
contribution towards costs,
to two thirds, meaning more
people will be eligible for the
maximum cash-back level.
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