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Loft & wall insulation
loz77
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can somebody please tell me if anybody is entitled to FREE loft/wall insulation?
I ask because we are constantly having salesmen knock on our door & tell us we are entitled to it just because we are the actual home-owners.
We've always argued that we're NOT over 60 years of age & are not on benefits (we only get working child tax credits & child benefit) but these salesmen still insist that we can still get it all for FREE - even though we point out that we could have it done, but would still need to pay for some of the work - hence not completely free.
can somebody explain the rules as to who is entitled to this work completely free?
I ask because we are constantly having salesmen knock on our door & tell us we are entitled to it just because we are the actual home-owners.
We've always argued that we're NOT over 60 years of age & are not on benefits (we only get working child tax credits & child benefit) but these salesmen still insist that we can still get it all for FREE - even though we point out that we could have it done, but would still need to pay for some of the work - hence not completely free.
can somebody explain the rules as to who is entitled to this work completely free?
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I just our details in to this.
http://www.freeinsulation.co.uk/apply/step1.html
And despite being on no benefits and under 70 it said that we were entitled to 100% free cavity wall and standard roof insulation because of our area.
I think it depends on the energy company responsible for your area and what assistance they will provide over and above their mandated responsibilities.
Normally you have to be over 70 or on some sort of welfare benefit.
When we did ours a couple of years back we had to contribute a nominal sum for both. In the case of the cavity wall insulation which at £149 for the max amount of fill was already heaviuly discounted we alsio managed to get a local authority grant of £100 towards it too."If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
Yes, tesco now do it for free for everyone, and then for those in certain categories will actually pay out £200...
http://www.tescohomeefficiency.com/free-insulation/0
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