GREEN HOMES GRANT SCHEME

Government Introduced £5K-£10k voucher scheme for energy-saving home improvements

What is the Green Homes Grant Scheme?

Save money on your energy bills by installing green technology into your home backed by the Government?


Save £1,000’s off your energy bills


Receive 5k to 10k from the Government


Receive modern, proven energy saving technology


Government Approved Installation

Don't delay as the scheme is set to end applications in March 2021.

Government Backed Scheme?

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £2 billion grant scheme in England for projects which will enable hundreds of thousands of homeowners to receive vouchers of up to £5,000 for energy-saving home improvements, and with low income households getting up to £10,000.


The first vouchers for the scheme will be issued at the end of September 2020 and the scheme will run for six months.

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Contact us today to register your interest with
CORGI Energy to help deliver your Green Homes Scheme Grant

How Does it Work?

What measures can be installed in my home?

The following 'primary measure' can be instaled as part of the scheme;

  • Insulation, including solid wall, cavity wall, underfloor, loft or roof insulation.
  • Low carbon heating, such as air-source or ground-source heat pumps
  • Solar thermal systems, which provide renewable ways of heating your home.

Then if, and only if, you're installing at least one of the improvements above, you'll also be able to use the vouchers to install the following "secondary" measures;

  • Draught-proofing.
  • Double or triple glazing, or secondary glazing, but only if you currently have single glazing – it won't cover replacement double glazing.
  • Energy efficient doors, where you're replacing doors installed before 2002.
  • Heating controls and insulation, including appliance thermostats, hot water tank thermostats, hot water tank insulation, smart heating controls, zone controls, delayed-start thermostats and thermostatic radiator valves.

You can only receive funding for these secondary improvements up to the amount of funding you're receiving for the primary measures. 

So for example, if you've received £1,000 towards cavity wall and roof insulation, you can only receive a maximum of £1,000 towards any secondary measures, such as double glazing or thermostats.

When does the voucher scheme end?

The voucher scheme for applications will end in March 2021. 

Companies will have a further 6 months to then install products to people who have applied within the timeframe. 

Our advice would be to do this asap as it is going to get very busy for approved installers.

Will I have to pay anything?

For most homeowners, the vouchers will be worth about two-thirds of the cost of the energy efficient improvements, up to a maximum of £5,000 per household. For example, the Treasury says a homeowner installing cavity wall and floor insulation costing £4,000 would only pay about £1,320, with the Government contributing the remaining £2,680 through the voucher scheme.

The boosted £10,000 vouchers, where households won't need to pay anything towards improvement costs, will be for those receiving at least one income-based or disability benefit. Only owner-occupied homes or park homes will be eligible.

The qualifying benefits are income-based/contribution-based jobseeker's allowance, income-based/contribution-based employment and support allowance, income support, pension 'guarantee' credit, working tax credit, child tax credit, universal credit, disability living allowance, personal independence payment, attendance allowance, carer's allowance, severe disablement allowance, industrial injuries disablement benefit and housing benefit.

How much can I save?

Depending on the measures you have installed will depend on how much you can save. 

All measures installed are energy saving products.

Will I receive a workmanship guarantee?

Yes. 

The measures need to be installed by a Trustmark registered company or a company who is registered with MCS. 

All companies will provide workmanship guarantees.

Reaction to the Green Homes Grant

The Green Homes Grant scheme has been welcomed by business groups and industry leaders alike. 


Iain Bevan, commercial manager of heating and renewables at Daikin UK, said: “There’s so much choice now with what you can do to your home, there has never been a better time to make it more energy efficient and kinder to the planet. “With the Green Homes Grant just around the corner, we can feel more positive about the future of the planet and hopefully encourage as many people as possible to make greener changes.


Max Halliwell, Communications Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, welcomed the scheme as a necessary step on the road to net-zero carbon emissions. “The Green Homes Grant voucher scheme is a very welcome adrenaline shot for the sustainable heating market. As it stands, the domestic heating sector accounts for a third of all UK emissions — so incentivising the uptake of low-carbon heating options is important."

Related Projects

For more information please visit the following websites which will provide you with further information on the Government Green Homes Grant Scheme.


However if you do wish to discuss this further with one of the CORGI Energy team then please contact here.

info@corgienergy.com

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