Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for the making of grants for the improvement of energy efficiency in dwellings occupied by persons on low income and certain buildings in multiple occupation; for the appointment of administering agencies to administer the making of grants; and for the registration of network installers capable of carrying out the work for which grants may be made.
Regulations 3 to 6 determine eligibility for a grant. Regulation 3 makes provision for the persons who can apply for a grant; regulation 4 for the form and manner of application; regulation 5 for the work for which a grant may be made; and regulation 6 for the dwellings eligible for a grant.
Regulations 7 and 8 provide for the handling of applications; and regulation 9 for the calculation of grants and applicants' contributions. Regulation 10 sets out the conditions for payment of a grant.
Regulations 11 to 14 make provision for grants for works in buildings in multiple occupation.
Regulations 15 and 16 provide for the registration by the administering agency of network installers; for the general oversight of these installers and for the allocation of amounts of money to be available for their work.
Regulation 17 together with the Schedule provides for the appointment, functions and funding of administering agencies.
These Regulations revoke and re-enact the Home Energy Efficiency Grants Regulations 1990 (S.I. 1990/1971) with amendments. Among the amendments are the following:—
persons in receipt of disability working allowance may apply for grants (regulation 3(1));
the maximum grant and the applicant’s contribution are increased by approximately 7% (except grants for energy advice) and the lower grant maxima where trainee labour is used no longer applies (regulation 9);
work may only be done by a network installer or a contractor listed by the administering agency or (except where the work consists of energy advice) by the applicant himself (regulation 10(1)(a)); and
new provisions are made in respect of works in buildings in multiple occupation (regulations 11 to 14).