Major change to £7,500 home improvement grant will save households £1000s – are you now eligible?
THE government is making a huge change to the rules surrounding boiler upgrades – but are you eligible?
Heat pumps will now be thousands of pounds cheaper and easier to install.
Heat pumps are a clean energy source that provides more efficient, cleaner home heating.
Previously a £7,500 home improvement grant would only be issued if the resident had insulation – which can cost up to £2,500.
There is now no longer this requirement meaning families can save that money.
As home owners will have spare pennies it should be easier for them to switch from gas boilers in a way that works for them, while still cutting emissions.
A spokesperson said: “Yes they had to be eligible to apply and having insulation was part of that.
“We expect the new regulations to come into force in the coming months.”
It comes as the Energy Security Secretary, Claire Coutinho, stands up against recent price rises by boiler manufacturers.
She has called on the Competition and Market Authority
(CMA) to review the industry.
This follows on from government proposals to introduce the Clean Heat Market Mechanism (CHMM) – a market incentive that aims to introduce more heat pumps.
Coutinho has delayed the implementation of CHMM until April 2025 in order to protect consumers.
She said: “We’ve already supported families by making our Boiler Upgrade Scheme one of the most generous in Europe and now we’re making heat pumps even cheaper and easier to
install.
“This is all part of our wider plan to ensure we cut our emissions and make homes more energy efficient without burdening families with high costs.”