
News - £15 million for Green Homes Cashback scheme. ......
Households will be able to apply for up to £7,300 through a new, more generous, phase of the Scottish Government’s Green Homes Cashback scheme.
The £15 million scheme will provide funding to households towards the cost of installing energy efficiency measures such as home insulation and boiler upgrades that have been recommended on a Green Deal Assessment Report.
From June and operating in 2014/15, funding will be available for individual householders, with private landlords and private and social tenants all eligible to apply. Social landlords will also be eligible to apply for funding.
Announcing the additional funding, Minister for Energy Fergus Ewing said:
“Scotland is outperforming the UK in the delivery of home energy efficiency measures that is saving households money. This new and more intensive phase of Green Homes Cashback will make a real difference to people across the country, saving money on fuel bills and helping to cut emissions.
“Rising energy prices remain a huge concern for this government, and we will spend almost a quarter of a billion pounds over a three year period on fuel poverty and energy efficiency including our Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland which will spend £79 million in 2014/15 to support energy efficiency improvements in Scotland’s homes.”
A brief overview:
Customers can apply for up to £7,300 including:
- 75% of the install cost of Solid Wall Insulation up to a maximum value of £6,000
- up to £1,200 for a range of other recommended energy efficiency measures, from within the three categories of condensing boilers, insulation, and other measures; and
- up to £100 towards the cost of the pre-install Green Deal Advice Report if at least one measure is installed.
The scheme is due to launch in June, and in the interim the Energy Saving Trust website will host a register of interest form, available from 9am on 12 May 2014.
The register of interest form for the new phase of the Green Homes Cashback scheme is now live. To register interest : http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/Take-action/Find-a-grant/Green-Homes-Cashback-Scheme-2014-2015
Customers who register an interest in the scheme will be notified by Home Energy Scotland when the scheme launches in June.
It is crucial that customers do not start work on their desired installation as they will not be eligible to apply to the scheme if the work has started before they receive their voucher.
Registering interest in the scheme will not result in a voucher being issued ,does not guarantee funding or that the customer will be eligible to apply to the scheme when it launches.
The terms and conditions of the scheme will be available when the scheme launches.