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10/11/2014

Changes Made To Renewable Heat Incentive

The Government has made changes have been made to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

The changes mean social landlords and their tenants could benefit from renewable heating and lower bills.

From Spring 2015 Registered Social Landlords will no longer be required to have a Green Deal Assessment in order to apply for the innovative RHI scheme.

If social landlords already have Energy Performance Certificates for their properties, and these are less than two years old, they will be able to apply to the scheme without requiring a Green Deal Assessment.

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Amber Rudd MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Climate Change, said: "Renewable heating is a win-win for everyone – landlords, tenants and the environment.

"Social landlords often provide homes for some of the most vulnerable people, by making the RHI more accessible to them, we hope more of their tenants will be able to enjoy warmer homes and lower bills."

Latest statistics on fuel poverty show there are 2.28m fuel poor households in the UK, and 365,000 of them live in social housing.

(CD/MH)

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