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The fund, which gives English and Welsh households as much as £7,600 cash back for improving the efficiency of their homes, received 1,736 applications since launching in June.
Ed Davey, Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, said: “We’ve changed the Green Deal to make it simpler and faster for people to make their homes more energy efficient – you could get up to £7,600 back, straight into your bank account.
“I want as many people as possible to benefit from this unmissable offer. It won’t be around forever, so sign up now and get your home ready for the winter.”
Choices available under the scheme include: up to £1,000 for installing two measures from a list of approved options; grants of up to £6,000 for the installation of insulation for solid walls; and refunds ranging to £100 for a Green Deal assessment.
Richard Twinn, policy and public affairs officer at the UK Green Building Council, said: “It’s promising to see a huge amount of interest in the new Green Deal incentives within the first week. £2.6 million represents more than half of what was spent during the original cashback scheme which was available for over a year – clearly demonstrating that the word is out.”
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