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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Answer

Mr. Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people over 60 years (a) have had work carried out and (b) he estimates will have had work carried out by 31 March 2001 under the new home energy efficiency plus scheme. [142485] Mr. Meacher: The following table identifies the number of people over 60 years of age have (a) received HEES and HEES Plus measures up to 30 November 2000; and (b) projected to do so up to 31 March 2001: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year 2000-01 HEES HEES plus Completed jobs as of 30 November 10,430 35,363 Completed jobs projected from 1 December to 25,028 85,478 31 March 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The new Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) for England was launched on 1 June 2000. It replaced the more limited scheme that operated since 1991. HEES provides packages of insulation and heating measures, linked to the condition of the property and the circumstances of the householder. The grant maximum has been increased from £315 to £2,000. The scheme is broken down as follows: HEES--for households with children in receipt of an income-related benefit and those households receiving a disabled benefit. Some 4 million households are eligible. The grant maximum is £700 for households using mains gas, solid fuel, oil or off-peak electric for heating. For households using more expensive on-peak electric, bottled gas or paraffin for heating, the maximum grant is £1,000. HEES Plus--for over 60s in receipt of an income-related benefit. Some 3.7 million households are estimated to be eligible. The measures include, for the first time, installation of central heating systems for the main living areas. The maximum grant is £2,000. In addition HEES Plus recipients who live in a Home Office designated high crime areas' may be able to have security measures--door and window locks--provided through a separate Home Office grant.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

360 c4-5W; 142485

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Conservation Energy Grants Warm front scheme Older people Recipients

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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