Business and Energy Secretary today
unveiled a new opportunity for consumers to get tips
for making their homes more energy efficient, and
details of how the Green Homes Grant scheme can make
installations cheaper. These will be available on a
revamped Simple Energy Advice
website.
The site offers a quick energy survey for consumers to
see how energy efficient their homes already are, and
where improvements can be made. Taking as little as 5
minutes, once completed homeowners and landlords can
receive a personalised energy plan.
The Green Home Grants scheme, due to open by the end of
September, will allow consumers to obtain funding for
up to two-thirds of the cost of the energy saving
measures identified - up to £5000 – in the form of new
vouchers. Lower income households could be entitled to
have as much as £10,000 of the costs covered.
The scheme will cover green home improvements including
insulation of walls, floors and roofs, the installation
of double or triple glazing when replacing single
glazing, and low-carbon heating. These measures could
help families save up to £600 a year on their energy
bills.
The Simple Energy
Advice website then offers people access to fully
accredited tradespeople in their area able to carry out
the work needed, so they can get quotes ready for when
the vouchers become available.
Business and Energy Secretary, , said:
Green Homes Grants are a key part of our plans to
build back greener, helping make 600,000 homes more
energy efficient with government vouchers, while
supporting 100,000 skilled jobs and supporting our
transition to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
From today people will have the chance to see how
this scheme could help save money on their energy
bills and connect to trusted local tradespeople
across the country, so they are ready for the
scheme’s launch in September.
Announced in August, the Green Homes Grant scheme will
see the government fund up to two-thirds of the cost of
home improvements up to £10,000 to make over 600,000
homes across the country more energy efficient and
support over 100,000 jobs in green construction.
Energy Savings Trust Chief Executive, ,
said:
The Green Homes Grant scheme is a great opportunity
to get a grant to cut energy bills. Now the website
is live, we urge people to go online to create a
personalised plan for energy efficiency in their home
as a first step to getting their grant.
Notes to editors
View the Simple Energy Advice
website.
Anyone wishing to be accredited to complete work under
the Green Homes Grant scheme can simply register with
TrustMark via
their website, with registration taking as few as 5
working days for those who already have membership of a
recognised trade body such as the Federation of Master
Builders, the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency and
Building Engineering Services Association, or who are
already certified under the Microgeneration
Certification Scheme.
Installers must meet Publicly Available Specification
Standards to install energy efficiency measures. All
work under the Green Homes Grant scheme must be
completed to PAS
2030:2017, however if an installer has already
transitioned to PAS 2030:2019
they can work to this standard instead.
Installers must meet the relevant Microgeneration
Certification Scheme (MCS) to
install low carbon heat measures.
