Green Homes Grant

The long awaited details of the Green Homes Grant scheme have been announced, this is a £2bn pound funding to create and retain jobs as well as contribute to our net zero carbon target by 2050.

Householders can claim up to £5k of funding for a number of eligible improvements whilst low income householders can claim up to £10k. The funding is to a maximum of either £5k or £10k and will provide up to 2/3rds of the installed improvement or measure with the householder providing the other 1/3rd.

The scheme is broken into two levels of carbon reducing measures;

Primary measures

Comprise of the following insulation measures, solid wall, cavity wall, underfloor, loft, room in a roof and park home.

Primary measures also consist of the following low carbon heat measures such as ground source heat pump, air source heat pump or solar thermal. 

Secondary measures 

Comprise of, draught proofing, windows and doors and the following heating controls and upgrades; appliance thermostats, hot water cylinder thermostats and insulation, smart heating controls, delayed start thermostats, thermostatic radiator valves and zonal controls.

So long as there is at least one primary measure installed, householders can claim up to the same amount to fund a secondary measure. For example if a householder has received £1k for loft insulation they can claim up to £1k for a secondary measure such as E-TRV’s. The combined total funding of a primary and secondary measure must not exceed £5k (or £10k if low income eligible) and must represent a maximum of 2/3rd of the cost of the combined measures.

For air or ground source heat pump to be installed, households will need to have adequate insulation installed, if they don’t then this could also be installed as part of this package.

To obtain the grant, the householder must appoint a Trustmark or MCS registered installation company via the Simple Energy Advice website.

The scheme commences in September and the target is to spend the £2bn amount by March 2021.