What is the Green Homes Grant

The Green Home Grants Scheme is a new scheme by the UK Government.

The aim of the scheme is to enable homeowners and landlords to upgrade their homes and properties with energy-saving features, such as Air Source Heat Pumps or Smart thermostats in order to reduce energy usage and improve the energy efficiency of a property.

Who can get access to the grant

For the general scheme, the following properties ARE eligible: 

• All owner-occupied homes (including long-leaseholders, shared ownership) 

• Landlords of private rented sector domestic properties 

• Landlords of social sector domestic properties (including LA owned homes) 

• Park homeowners 

For the low-income scheme, only owner-occupied properties and park homes are eligible. Households receiving income-based or disability benefits would be eligible for a fully-funded package of measures

What we Know

• Air and Ground Source Heat Pumps are included within the scheme and the grant is for £5,000 or 2/3 of the cost of installation (whichever is lesser). Which is called the general scheme or Lower Income properties can receive a grant of £10,000 or 100% of the cost of the installation (whichever is lesser). This side of the Green Homes Grant will be known as the low-income scheme.

• The homeowner can apply for the Green Home Grant via the Simple Energy Advise Scheme - Website

• For ground or air source heat pump households will need to have adequate insulation (e.g. wall and loft, where applicable). These can be installed as part of a package.

• The measures are split into two parts – primary and secondary. Below is a broad list of the measures included, but these are subject to approval.

  Primary measures

  • Air or ground source heat pumps

  • Solar thermal

  • Solid wall, under-floor, cavity wall, loft, flat roof, room in room, or roof insulation

  Secondary measures

  • Hot water tank/appliance tank thermostats/heating controls, as well as thermostatic radiator valves, smart heating controls, or zone controls

  • Double, triple and secondary glazing

  • Upgrading doors to energy efficient alternatives (replacement of doors fitted prior to 2002)

  • Draught proofing

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Heligan Campsite

Complete Installation of Hot water, Underfloor heating wash and cleaning facilities at a luxury campsite in Heligan, St Austell.