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- Humber - Council is energy grant hot spot
Latest figures show the council has been the most successful in
the country in giving its residents access to
essential home insulation
grants.".
Northamptonshire
- Local Radio - Keeping Warm & Safe in winter
Insulating your loft can help too as the loft in
your house accounts for a staggering 25% of heat loss in
the home. Energy Saving Tips in
the home Insulating your loft can save you £175
a year.
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Cornwall - Energy efficiency help on offer
Householders in Cornwall are to be offered
thousands of pounds worth of free home
improvements.. Seven areas will soon have the chance to join the Home
Health Project, starting with St Ives.
BBC
Online - Norfolk - Disabled
The New HEES will continue to offer home insulation
measures as before, but will now also include the provision of heating systems
for eligible households
News - Wear - City
airshow goes carbon neutral
Cavity-wall insulation, in
one house over a year, can save 12 tonnes of carbon emissions so we will need to
insulate around 34 properties to offset the airshow."
Programmes
- Moneybox - Have Your Say: Fuel poverty
To obtain a grant towards heating and insulation
- you have to be on certain qualifying benefits. I would replace the Winter Fuel
Payment with more grants for insulation
News
- Politics - Greens launch councils campaigns
The party's manifesto includes promises of free
home insulation,
free school meals, 20mph speed limits in
built-up areas and more affordable housing.
Homes
- Housekeeping
Penney Poyzer's tips on saving energy and money in
the home. Find out if your home
is suitable for cavity wall insulation and
whether you're applicable for a grant at the
News
- Magazine - Rate my house
The problem I see is that older solid wall houses are already more
expensive to run and cannot get grants for wall insulation.
Programmes - Breakfast - Global warning: our climate change challenge You can get advice on loft insulation grants and other forms of energy efficiency from your local Energy Efficiency Advice Centre: find out the nearest in your area on 0800 512 012.
Climate Change - Bloom - Fitting cavity wall insulation If you receive benefits, you may be entitled to free insulation Choose a contractor accredited through the To sell your home you need to provide an Energy Performance Certificate.
News - UK Politics - Jack Straw speech in full John and I have spoken about this and we are delighted to announce that from next April every pensioner who qualifies for the home insulation scheme will also get help in keeping their home safe.
Consumer - Your money - Save money today Home-made sandwiches freeze brilliantly too Don't waste leftover food. Fit loft insulation - some councils will offer grants in certain circumstances.
News - Bristol - Warm winter help for homeowners All homeowners over 70 are eligible for free cavity or loft insulation," said Councillor Kate Kravis. People not entitled to free help may be entitled to grants or a discount.
Radio 4 - Slash Your Bills Most homes will benefit from an extra layer of loft insulation. In most areas of the UK grants are available to part-fund the cost of insulation.
London - Features - Cut-price insulation offered to Londoners A key part of that plan was a Green Homes Programme, of which today's home insulation scheme is the first offer.
News - Cambridgeshire - Grants allow people to stay home East Cambs District Council, with Care and Repair, provided 99 grants for home maintenance, 82 for insulation and 67 to help disabled people.
News - Southern Counties - Gatwick noise grant scheme begins Gatwick offers relocation grants for homeowners and noise reduction grants for businesses within certain areas.. Grants are only available for buildings and homeowners within specified areas.
Programmes - Working Lunch - Heating help under threat This would mean fewer grants will be available for loft insulation and more efficient heating systems. There will be more people who will get ill and then more people who die in their homes.
News - Tayside and Central - Bullet-proof fabric makes impact It offers wind protection on building sites and can also be used for heat insulation in the home.