New £20m Green Deal Communities Scheme

The Department for Energy and Climate Change has announced a new £20 million Green Deal Communities scheme, designed to help local authorities to drive "street-by-street" delivery of the Green Deal. Under the new scheme, local authorities will target streets and areas that would benefit from the Green Deal, and then offer incentives to households in these area to install energy efficient home improvements under the Green Deal scheme. 

Commenting on the new scheme, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker MP said:

"If we are going to deliver the Green Deal at real scale then we need a 'street-by-street' vision and a 'street-by-street' plan! It starts here! However, local authorities really know their areas best. They know which streets and properties could most benefit from a Green Deal to improve their energy efficiency, and what local people need to provide them with a greater choice.

"The Coalition is committed to helping hard pressed consumers and this £20 million funding will help more families benefit from the Green Deal, making homes warmer and more efficient, and protecting consumers against rising energy bills."

Peter Lawrence at Lawrence Rand said: “The aims of the Green Deal are laudable and energy efficiency is slowly rising up property owner’s agendas, this new scheme is to be applauded but is unlikely, in itself, to dramatically alter the low take up of Green Deal finance seen so far across the country.”