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Insulation grants could have saved you £160 in 2009
Mar 10
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Category: A guide to..., Cavity wall insulation, Environmental policy, Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
A total of £500 million wasted last year from heat seeping out of poorly insulated UK homes, according to figures released by The Department of Energy and Climate Change.Whilst many homes have taken advantage of insulation grants available towards cavity wall and loft insulation, nearly 2 million households have yet to make the move.
The average saving on a two bedrooms home is around £160 after insulating cavity walls and loft. Those on benefits or over 60 could also qualify to have the work done for free. For everyone else, the cost is a…
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Your house to borrow money to pay for green facelift
Mar 2
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Category: Environmental policy, Grants, News, Saving money, Solar power, Uncategorized | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
A new scheme has been announced by the Government that would allow your house to borrow money from the government in order to buy energy saving improvements such as insulation and solar panels.The loan would be linked to your property, rather than to you, and is designed to help spread the cost of energy saving improvements by allowing households to pay back the loan from the energy savings made each year.
The ‘save-as-you-pay’ initiative is part of the Governments plan to cut emissions from all 22 million UK households by 29% by 2020.
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Households facing £70 increase in January energy bill
Jan 12
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Category: Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
According to the Telegraph today, the average monthly fuel bill for a British household could be as much as £70 higher this month, due to the plummeting temperatures and the increasing demand for gas and electricity.A combined £1.9 billion in extra fuel payments is expected, as the demand for gas and electricity continues to rise during the so-called Big Freeze.
It seems the rising demand has come as a surprise to companies such as the National Grid, who have reported a limited supply, causing prices to escalate even further.
Many argue t…
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Free insulation grants to be slashed in pre-budget report
Dec 6
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Sunday, December 6th, 2009
The Government is planning to slash grants available for cavity wall and loft insulation from April 2010, according to the BBC.A wait of 6 months for free insulation
Those applying for 100% grant are being told they face a wait of up to 6 months for work to be done, as the amount of funding is due to be halved in 2010. The Warm Front scheme has made 2 million UK home more energy efficient since its launch in 2000, cutting the amount of wasted energy emitted and saving millions of pounds off the cost of energy bills across the country.
The G…
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Home insulation could help prevent debt this Christmas
Nov 30
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Grants, News, Saving money | Date Posted: Monday, November 30th, 2009
According to a survey by Save the Children, families are planning to cover the cost of Christmas this year with high interest debt. The charity is worried this may cause many families to turn down the heating and go cold during the coming festive season.“It is shocking that so many families have to borrow money to pay for essentials such as heating… families cannot continue to scrape by like this,” Fergus Drake, Save the Children’s UK Director said.
Those who earn less than £12,000 said they would struggle this winter, and over half…
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Free insulation grants are not being claimed
Nov 10
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, News, Saving money, Uncategorized | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Research out today claims that millions are losing out on free insulation grants from the Government, according to the Mirror.It says that 3.6 million homes are entitled to loft or wall insulation, which could save £150 off their annual energy bill, but so far only a fraction of the amount available has been claimed for.
Free insulation grants are available for cavity wall and loft insulation, preventing around 40% of heat from an average home escaping through walls and lofts.
Huge savings can be made by those households who take advantage…
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Are you paying to heat the streets?
Nov 8
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Category: A guide to..., Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Loft insulation, Saving money | Date Posted: Sunday, November 8th, 2009
Oil rose above $80 a barrel on Friday, dashing any hope of a fall in the cost of heating our homes this winter. Despite increasing pressure for energy companies to justify the price of domestic energy, many agree that heating costs are set to remain at an all time high this winter, just at a time when many are finding it difficult to remain warm.Keep the heat off the street.
With the cost of energy so high, it’s not surprising that many people are looking to keep as much of their heat within their own four walls. It’s a worrying statisti…
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A guide to cavity wall insulation
Nov 7
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Category: A guide to..., Cavity wall insulation, Grants, Saving money | Date Posted: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
What is cavity wall insulation?More heat is lost through your walls than any other part of your home. Cavity wall insulation helps to instantly reduce heat loss by 40% by plugging the gap between the two layers of brick that make up your outer wall. By filling this gap with insulation, it makes it difficult for heat to pass from the inside of your house, to the outside world.
The actual insulation material used can vary, but is typically made up of pockets of air, which prevents convection from occurring and greatly reduces any heat loss
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Insulation grants to reduce energy bills in Hounslow
Nov 7
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Category: Cavity wall insulation, Council scheme, Grants, Loft insulation, Saving money | Date Posted: Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Hounslow has announced a plan to insulate all it’s housing association properties with cavity wall or loft insulation, after receiving a grant for £1m.Households will be expected to save around £120 a year off their energy bills, and the project is also predicted to cut CO2 emmissions by 88,000kg per year as a result of the new insulation scheme.
Full story: http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2009/11/02/fuel-bill-relief-for-1-100-hounslow-homes-109642-25073685/…
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