Frank Field – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Frank Field on 2015-10-09.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many households will not be reimbursed for the funds they paid for a Green Deal Assessment; and what (a) total and (b) average sum is paid by such households.
Andrea Leadsom
598,612 Green Deal Assessments had been lodged by the end of August 2015.
This has played a part in the installation of around 1.6 million energy efficiency measures in around 1.3 million properties.
The Department’s Green Deal Customer Journey Survey, published in March 2015, showed that 80% of householders did not pay to have a Green Deal Assessment, and that of those people who did pay in full or in part for their assessment, half paid £150 or less.1,2 Consumers have obtained Green Deal assessments for a number of reasons, these include: saving money on their energy bills; the prospect of a warmer home; the offer of free assessments; having improvements done for free or at a reduced price; and concerns over rising energy bills. Assessments have allowed householders to access a number of different Government schemes or fund work themselves. The Government does not offer reimbursements for assessments which are payments to companies or private individuals.
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