title: Green Homes Grant
text: # Green Homes Grant
  
  The Green Homes Grant was a British government scheme to subsidise the cost of energy efficient home improvements in England.
  
  ## Overview
  
  Under the Green Homes Grant, Homeowners or residential landlords in England could apply for a voucher towards the cost of installing energy efficient improvements to their home.
  
  The vouchers covered up to two-thirds of the cost of eligible improvements, up to a maximum government contribution of £5,000. If someone in the household was in receipt of certain benefits then the household could be eligible for a voucher covering 100% of the cost of the improvements, up to a maximum government contribution of £10,000. Landlords were not eligible for the higher low income voucher.
  
  ## History
  
  The scheme was announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak during the July 2020 Summer Statement. A total of £2 billion was earmarked for the scheme.
  
  In November 2020, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the scheme would be extended for an extra year, until the end of March 2022.
  
  The scheme closed to new applications at the end of March 2021.
  
  ## Criticism
  
  ### Environmental Audit Committee report
  
  In March 2021, the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee released a report into the government’s progress on energy efficiency measures, titled 'Energy Efficiency of Existing Homes'.
  
  