Government to Re-Open £100m Green Deal Fund

The government has re-launched its £100m Green Deal incentive scheme after an earlier version was forced to close. Only £30m of new £100m cash back fund will be available in the first wave. This will be split into two pots £24m for solid wall insulation and £6m for other measures. Households can claim up to £1,000 for installing two of the measures from an approved list recommended by their Green Deal assessor and up to £4,000 for installing solid wall insulation. A second pot of £30m will be released in February. Applications for the first pot are being taken from 10 December. Read more on the Building website.

Troubled Green Deal Re-Launches with £1,500 Sweetener

Homebuyers who install energy-saving measures within the first 12 months of moving into their new home will be able to claim new grants – typically up to £1,500 – after a government revamp of the green deal. Following a raft of complaints about the original scheme – set up to encourage householders to insulate and improve their homes – and a very low take-up, ministers have responded with a series of financial sweeteners.  From 9 June a £500 payment will be offered to anyone who installs energy-efficiency measures within 12 months of moving into their property.  They will also be able to apply for a further £1,000 cashback, which will be available to all, irrespective of when they moved in, if they fit any combination of two improvements from a list of 12. Read more on the Guardian website.