Boiler Scrappage Scheme Plans Announced

By David Holmes on December 10, 2009

Boiler scrappage scheme announcedThe UK government confirmed plans for its long awaited boiler scrappage scheme in its pre-budget report yesterday. The scheme is the culmination of a 10 Downing Street petition started by Mick Willaims of Williams & Co., a plumbers’ merchant in the south of England and led by Sian Berry’s Reheat Britain campaign .

The scheme will help secure thousands of jobs within the boiler and plumbing industry whilst saving thousands of pounds of wasted domestic energy and thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every single year.

The scheme applies to boilers rated at 70% efficiency and less (‘G’ rated) and provides for a £400 incentive for the homeowner to upgrade their ageing and fuel hungry boilers. The scheme is expected to commence in early 2010 with an estimated allowance of 125,000 households. There are currently over 4.5 million inefficient boilers in the UK which will be eligible for the rebate, we’ve compiled a handy boiler scrappage rating check to see if you may qualify for the rebate.

UPDATE:
The scheme has now been launched, please see our guide: How To Apply for the Boiler Scrappage Scheme

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Published by David Holmes on December 10th, 2009 in Boiler Scrappage Scheme

15 Responses to “Boiler Scrappage Scheme Plans Announced”

  1. Richard Forster wrote

    December 10th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    I am a heating engineer and would like to know, which companies this scheme will be open too.

  2. David Holmes wrote

    December 10th, 2009 at 3:59 pm

    Richard, We’re not sure and are trying to find out how the scheme will operate., the information is currently very limited. I’ll update should I hear anything.

  3. Ken Conway wrote

    December 13th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    No doubt this will only be open to the “warmfront” closed shop!!
    Local councils should run this, with GS registration and PL insurance the criteria

  4. Steve Collins wrote

    December 14th, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    So which is it then?
    In your preamble you state 125,000 households will bennefit from this grant and then in the next breath you say 4.5million boilers are eligible.
    Can we please have some real figures quoted or is it all guess work?

  5. David Holmes wrote

    December 15th, 2009 at 8:20 am

    The proposed scheme is capped at 125,000 households, more information can be found here: Boiler Scrappage Scheme

  6. alison wrote

    December 19th, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    Guess what I have a boiler that is 18 years old but doesnt quite qualify for the scrappage scheme even though I have been told it is a ‘G’ rating and I have been recommended I change it!!!!!
    So how many other people will be like me???!!!!!!

  7. Emma wrote

    December 28th, 2009 at 6:03 pm

    I would like to know is this scrappage scheme available to everyone who have a G or below, or do you have to be eligable by being on 1 type of benefit or earn under a certain amount?
    Myself and partner both work and arn’t eligable for the Warmfront, so just wondering if this would be an incentive for us? Thanks

  8. David Holmes wrote

    December 29th, 2009 at 8:17 am

    As far as we know the scheme will be open to anyone with a G rated boiler or under, we will post more info here http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/boiler-scrappage-scheme.html as and when we get it.

  9. Tony Denton wrote

    January 1st, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    Have had quotes for my boiler to be replaced just as the sceme was announced, my local independant GS installer quote is £1000 below two national gas suppliers but they tell me that he will not be able to join the scheme because he is an indepenmdant. Am I beingconned by them?

  10. David Holmes wrote

    January 2nd, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    No one publicly knows how the scrappage scheme will be operated yet as the finer details have not yet been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The campaigners are pushing for it to be open to independent contractors as well as national firms so it would be worth waiting.

  11. Dave Cook wrote

    January 5th, 2010 at 10:44 am

    As Mr Denton pointed out £1000.difference I bet when this scheme is into full flow it will be £1400. difference.
    The home owner when they receive there gas work notification papers should also receive a scrappage claim form.
    Does anyone remember When the £200. cash back was offered for changing to a condensing boiler, much fairer

  12. Neil Denner wrote

    January 5th, 2010 at 8:01 pm

    I total agree with Dave Cook why not have a rebate on the price of the boiler then people wont get ripped off by over pricing!

  13. alan carder wrote

    January 10th, 2010 at 6:37 pm

    can you please tell me when the £400 will start and what installers will be allowed to carry out the work

  14. David Holmes wrote

    January 10th, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    The scheme has already started, more information can be found here http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/boiler-scrappage-scheme-apply.html

  15. Josephine Cassidy wrote

    January 27th, 2010 at 1:28 pm

    Does this boiler scrappage scheme also cover Scotland?
    does anyone have a contact number?

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