As any forum member gone through the HUG 2 process and come out the otherside!

CFELH

This question relates to the 'Home Upgrade Grant: Phase 2 (HUG 2)' run by the LA for homeowners whose income is under £36k PA.

Reed_Richards

I don't recall anyone ever posting about HUG 2 in the Energy section of the forum (I had to look it up).  But hopefully someone will come along.

CFELH

Reed_Richards said:

I don't recall anyone ever posting about HUG 2 in the Energy section of the forum (I had to look it up).  But hopefully someone will come along.

I couldn't find anything in search either. Which I find strange as its a very generous grant for ASHP and Solar worth up to circa £29k. Yet I appear to be in a minority who have been awarded it if the search results across the net are to be believed.

wrf12345

one criteria knocks out loads of people, " home is not heated using gas, ie dwellings that use oil, LPG, coal, solid fuels or electricity for heating purposes. Households connected to the mains gas grid for heating purposes are not eligible, including where the primary heating source of a mains gas boiler is broken and the secondary heating source is electricity." 

CFELH

wrf12345 said:

one criteria knocks out loads of people, " home is not heated using gas, ie dwellings that use oil, LPG, coal, solid fuels or electricity for heating purposes. Households connected to the mains gas grid for heating purposes are not eligible, including where the primary heating source of a mains gas boiler is broken and the secondary heating source is electricity." 

Indeed. I'm in a rural area where the main heating is oil. My LA has also embraced HUG 2. I'm at the second survey stage, and according to the case officer dealing with my application, I'm one of many hundreds in the county who've been awarded the grant.