Grants for cavity wall insulation and loft insulation are available to UK home owners because of the government’s commitment to minimize CO2 emissions.
Among the biggest contributors of CO2 is energy wasted in family homes. We can create a cleaner environment by insulating your property which also wastes less energy. It also helps the consumer who benefits by having decreased energy bills. Energy bills can be reduced by as much as 25% in a properly insulated home.
The program that can offer these grants is known as CERT (Carbon Emission Reduction Target). The grant is paid out straight to the local designated contractor who carries out the job. This eliminates the necessity of the homeowner to have to find the funds up-front. Grants up to 100% are offered. Almost all people on a means tested benefit or those aged over 70 would normally qualify to have the work done totally free. You can obtain a cavity wall insulation grant in Huntingdon and other towns in the county. Grants for loft insulation in Huntingdon and other towns are also available.
The procedure to obtain a grant is easy. The customer has got to contact a local installer or surveying agency who is taking part in this program. To check if the property is suitable, a Home Assessor will need to visit the property. The Home Assessor will then advise of the insulation improvements are required and also confirm with you the amount of grant aid you are entitled to.
The work will be carried out by your registered company, should you decide to accept the offer. It only takes about half a day to do most jobs. If you have cavity wall insulation put in, you will also receive a 25-year guarantee from the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA).
Because this is a government backed program, there is also a high degree of quality checks once the work has been completed. This makes sure that customers receive high quality workmanship. Any installer that fails to meet these quality benchmarks can be removed from the scheme.
Different contractors have varying methods to install the insulation. The homeowner could chose to have a surveying organisation undertake the initial inspection. The surveying company will then advise on the best company in that area to undertake the job. Because a surveying firm is usually independent, the householder will receive the best recommended product and a local authorised company best suited to their home. You can search on-line for grants for home insulation in your city.
A totally new scheme called Green Deal will soon take the place of the existing CERT program. The Green Deal scheme will cover more energy saving measures, such as boilers, external wall insulation and renewable technologies for instance solar pv, solar thermal, bio mass, ground source heat pumps. Any grants given under Green Deal are repayable through the customer’s electricity bills. CERT grants are not repayable.
As reported by the UK’s Energy Savings Trust’s home energy efficiency database (HEED), at March 2012, in excess of 3 million households had benefited through cavity wall insulation or loft insulation being installed.