Households have claimed £25m from the Government to
install insulation and double glazing in the first month of a new cashback
scheme. The Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) said 4,405
households in England and Wales have received vouchers to carry out home
improvements under the second phase of the Green Deal. The first phase, a loan
scheme, was criticised for being too complicated. Ed Davey, the Energy
Secretary, said the initial figures exceeded expectations. “The early evidence suggests we have got it right,” he
told The Telegraph. Households can claim
up to £7,600 each to install energy saving measures, with the most generous
cashback rates on insulation for solid walls. The work has to be financed
upfront and then money can be claimed back. There is a pot of £120m available
to households this year on a “first come, first served” basis. Read more on the
Daily Telegraph website.
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