Yorkshire residents are to benefit from Green Deal funding
Homes across Yorkshire are set to benefit from an influx of investment for the provision of energy-saving improvements as a result of new funding from the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (HIF).
Properties that have been deemed ‘hard to treat’ are set to benefit from a raft of improvements, including the uptake of additional solid wall insulation, the Yorkshire Post reports.
A year-long scheme of property improvements will now take place as a result of the £540 million investment from the HIF, with households being given the option to receive grants of up to £6,000 for works, as long as they commit to paying for 25 per cent of the total cost of the improvements.
Having campaigned for several years for the introduction of these new cash incentives for households to take on additional energy-efficient measures, former member of the government’s Green Construction Board Chris Hopkins told the publication how this money could make a real difference to the lives of residents across the county.
“I told officials that many houses here in Yorkshire are built of stone and are expensive to insulate, so I am very pleased that they have come up with this new scheme,” he said.
Mr Hopkins added that, on average, a stone-walled property in the area will see energy bills of around £1,500 per year. However, following insulation treatments such as those being delivered under this scheme, this cost can fall to under £600.
On average, solid wall insulation improvements for homes will cost from £6,000 to £10,000 to complete, so Mr Hopkins noted this latest raft of funding for the area is very welcome.
In addition, homeowners will be able to make use of funding under the Green Deal scheme to carry out other green renovations to their home if they wish, with the funds available for projects like loft and cavity wall insulation improvements, as well as installing the latest heating systems and energy-efficient windows.