Green homes grant scheme helped just 15,000 low-income households buy insulation

Government's flagship home insulation scheme reached less than 7% of intended 600,000 householdsThe government's flagship green homes grant scheme to help people install energy efficiency measures resulted in just 15,182 households on low incomes improving their property's insulation, it has emerged.The ?1.5bn scheme was designed to improve 600,000 properties but, according to data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats, only a small number of homes benefited from funding for much-needed improvements. Continue reading...