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Last updated: 13 March 2024

Green Homes Grant Scheme - What Is It?

Update 1st April 2021- Green Homes Grant is closed:

The Green Homes Grant has closed to new applications on 31st of March 2021 at 5pm. The scheme was previously extended to the end of March 2022. But in a new press release from the government, they announced that the applications will end a year early on the 31st of March 2021.

However, there are other alternative grants available in the UK, to incentivize the transition to green living. Read more about other active government grants in the section below.

The grant scheme launched on the 30th of September and will see homeowners and landlords in England to get vouchers worth up to £10,000 to help carry out renovations to make their homes more energy-efficient.

'From September, homeowners and landlords will be able to apply for vouchers to make their homes more energy-efficient and create local jobs. The grants will cover at least two-thirds of the costs, up to £5,000 per household,' Sunak announced during the briefing.

Households with the lowest income in England can receive a voucher of up to £10,000, covering the full cost of renovations.

The renovations are split up into two categories: primary and secondary measures.

The Green Homes Grant was extended until 31 March 2022 and will receive additional funding of £1bn, according to Boris Johnson's Ten Point Plan that was revealed on 18 Nov 2020. But this deadline has since been changed again, and the deadline for new applications was set at the end of  March 2021.

GREEN HOMES GRANT SCHEME (Extended Until 2022)Know)

What Other Government Grants Are Available in the UK?

Even though the UK government closed the Green Homes Grant, there are alternative grants and incentives that are available to UK households. The following grants are available in the UK for installing low carbon and clean energy technologies:

  • Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) - RHI is a scheme designed to help and incentivize homes that make use of renewable energy heating technologies such as heat pumps. When you've installed a renewable heating technology, you will be eligible to apply for RHI with which you could earn quarterly payment for a period of 7 years. It is said that the Clean Heat Grant which is a new proposal is expected to replace RHI after March 2022.
  • Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) - The Smart Export Guarantee incentivises UK homes that have installed renewable energy technologies like solar panels to generate electricity for their homes. With SEG, you can sell the surplus energy generated by the renewable technology back to the grid and earn money.
  • Energy Company Obligation (ECO) - The ECO is a government energy efficiency initiative to lower carbon emissions by supporting low income and vulnerable households to heat their home. 
  • VAT Reduction - With this scheme, certain households with solar panels can get a 5% tax reduction under the new VAT pricing system for th