Green Deal Gamble: The £120 'Bet' That Could Win £1,850

Cash giveaways on energy-efficient home improvements, funded by the Green Deal, could be scrapped after the general election – but £5m remains ready to be claimed. The pot of money, up to £1,850 per household, is available on energy-efficient improvements such as cavity wall and loft insulation, a new boiler and double glazing. The £540m fund set aside to fund Green Deal home improvements has an uncertain future under the next government.  This £70m pot runs out in 10 days and it will be up to the new energy secretary to decide when – if – to dip into the remaining money. But DECC said there was still £5m available for eligible home improvements. Read more on the Daily Telegraph website.

£125m Green Deal Cashback Scheme Opens

The Green Deal Cashback Scheme is open, with hundreds of pounds of cash available to householders in England and Wales who make energy saving home improvements.  Householders who use the Green Deal to make improvements such as loft insulation, solid wall insulation and new heating systems will qualify. Packages could be worth over £1,000.  The more work households decide to have done, the more cash they could receive. To qualify for the Cashback Scheme, households need to book a Green Deal property assessment so they are then ready to have improvements installed under the Green Deal from 28 January and get their cashback.  Read more on the DECC website.