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Old 27-01-2012, 09:37 AM posted to uk.d-i-y,uk.rec.gardening
Dave Liquorice[_3_] Dave Liquorice[_3_] is offline
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Default Government scheme could benifit you?

On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:18:44 -0000, Janet wrote:

I don't know about England but in Scotland property owners can get a
free energy survey (building and lifestyle, energy and car use,
recycling etc) and big subsidies for insulating loft, cavity walls,
doors etc.


Sounds like Warm Front but that is tied in with being on certain
benefits or old. The average working family doesn't qualify for any
grants, not sure if they can get an energy survey done for free. Warm
Front also only does the easy things like cavity wall and loft. It
doesn't do anyting for properties with solid walls.

I did see a few words in several pages of that quango speak that did
mention the harder to improve properties:

"The key focus of the new energy company obligation - or "ECO" will
be on those householders who cannot achieve significant energy
savings without an additional or different measure of support. For
example, this includes vulnerable and low-income households and those
living in harder to treat properties, such as solid walled
properties."

This Green Deal is also a "spread the cost" scheme rather than a
grant. The savings made by improved insulation should offset the
increase in bills, in theory. No a very big or nice looking carrot
IMHO. Why bother with it if there is no nett saving?

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Cheers
Dave.