Households in England and Wales to be offered new £5,000 Government grant from April 2022

44ALLAN44

I'm assuming those interested in this 'new' grant scheme were not involved in the recent Green Homes Grant scheme?.
If you were you would be avoiding this like a 'new plague'.
Companies will not sign up to this after the last shambolic scheme.
But good luck when you find out £5k is probably half of what most estimates will be.

C_Mababejive

It amazes me that government are happy to spaff taxpayers money on heat pump grants but wont give grants to replace so called zombie boilers which are more than 30/40 years old and deemed most inefficient.

Verdigris

C_Mababejive said:

It amazes me that government are happy to spaff taxpayers money on heat pump grants but wont give grants to replace so called zombie boilers which are more than 30/40 years old and deemed most inefficient.

They are. They're encouraging zombie boiler owners to get a heat pump and come into the 21st century. The idea is to phase out gas, not encourage its use.

Verdigris

44ALLAN44 said:

I'm assuming those interested in this 'new' grant scheme were not involved in the recent Green Homes Grant scheme?.
If you were you would be avoiding this like a 'new plague'.
Companies will not sign up to this after the last shambolic scheme.
But good luck when you find out £5k is probably half of what most estimates will be.

The RHI scheme works OK. Why shouldn't the simpler handing out of a voucher work?

Reed_Richards

Verdigris said:

44ALLAN44 said:

I'm assuming those interested in this 'new' grant scheme were not involved in the recent Green Homes Grant scheme?.
If you were you would be avoiding this like a 'new plague'.
Companies will not sign up to this after the last shambolic scheme.
But good luck when you find out £5k is probably half of what most estimates will be.

The RHI scheme works OK. Why shouldn't the simpler handing out of a voucher work?

You've clearly forgotten the Green Homes Grant scheme.

Verdigris

I haven't. If they can make the more complicated RHI scheme work then handing over a voucher is child's play. You will still have to have the MCS paperwork to prove you have an eligible system.

peter_the_piper

Considering that a lot of nuclear power stations are closing down, and so far not being replaced, we will be reliant on solar and wind power. The more we go onto electricity the greater problems we will have. Hydrogen would be a good replacement but new heaters and mains pipework could well be needed so I can't see it happening soon.

I think things being done the wrong way round. Get the electricity supply sorted then go for the heat pumps. Don't forget that all vehicles will soon be electric.

44ALLAN44

Upgrading all the street and house/building cables will cost £billions......depending how many heat pumps are being installed. Not many domestic properties have the available power supply to run these things.
Will that be part of the £5000 grant?
I doubt it.

Verdigris

For most houses a heat pump that uses less than an electric shower will be enough.