Insulation grants - why!
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So apparently the brilliant plan that's been come up with to help low income families with soaring energy bills is to provide grants for loft insulation,low energy bulbs, etc. Great.
So I am on a low income, and have soaring gas & electric bills. I live in a flat so don't need loft insulation. I have double glazing. I use low energy bulbs where possible. My whole family tries to be as energy efficient as possible. So what's in the Governments brilliant plan for me?
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k all as usual. I should obviously stop working, get the missus pregnant again several times and develop a serious alcohol & drugs habit 
So I am on a low income, and have soaring gas & electric bills. I live in a flat so don't need loft insulation. I have double glazing. I use low energy bulbs where possible. My whole family tries to be as energy efficient as possible. So what's in the Governments brilliant plan for me?
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k all as usual. I should obviously stop working, get the missus pregnant again several times and develop a serious alcohol & drugs habit Edited by matchmaker on Thursday 11th September 08:49
beanbag said:
I don't get your point.....from what I sort of understand, you are jealous because you have a flat and not a house and therefore you won't get your loft insulation....
I think what he/she is saying is "Why should I have to go out and earn money to pay for other peoples benefit, whilst seeing none of that benefit myself?".matchmaker said:
So apparently the brilliant plan that's been come up with to help low income families with soaring energy bills is to provide grants for loft insulation,low energy bulbs, etc. Great.
So I am on a low income, and have soaring gas & electric bills. I live in a flat so don't need loft insulation. I have double glazing. I use low energy bulbs where possible. My whole family tries to be as energy efficient as possible. So what's in the Governments brilliant plan for me?
fk all as usual. I should obviously stop working, get the missus pregnant again several times and develop a serious alcohol & drugs habit
Got it in one. They assume that all the shagging will keep you warmSo I am on a low income, and have soaring gas & electric bills. I live in a flat so don't need loft insulation. I have double glazing. I use low energy bulbs where possible. My whole family tries to be as energy efficient as possible. So what's in the Governments brilliant plan for me?
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k all as usual. I should obviously stop working, get the missus pregnant again several times and develop a serious alcohol & drugs habit Edited by matchmaker on Thursday 11th September 08:49
I recently did my whole loft with insulation for just under £200, Wickes were doing a 2 for 1 offer on insulation about a month ago.
It was an online deal with free delivery and I went for the wrapped insulation so I didn't have to deal with fibreglass scratching my skin and having to wear a mask.
The difference in temperature of the upstairs of my house is unbelievable, it used to get really hot in the summer, now it's just average.
Next stage is cavity wall insulation, I contacted my council and they have a discount scheme even if you work like me and earn good money. British Gas wanted £300 to do the wall insulation, under this discount scheme it's £199. Ok I have to wait 8 weeks on the list before they have time to come round, but a 33% saving is awesome.
I don't see how the new regulation is any different to the current Warmfront scheme (for benefit claimants and OAP's), surely it's just an extension of an existing policy?
It was an online deal with free delivery and I went for the wrapped insulation so I didn't have to deal with fibreglass scratching my skin and having to wear a mask.
The difference in temperature of the upstairs of my house is unbelievable, it used to get really hot in the summer, now it's just average.
Next stage is cavity wall insulation, I contacted my council and they have a discount scheme even if you work like me and earn good money. British Gas wanted £300 to do the wall insulation, under this discount scheme it's £199. Ok I have to wait 8 weeks on the list before they have time to come round, but a 33% saving is awesome.
I don't see how the new regulation is any different to the current Warmfront scheme (for benefit claimants and OAP's), surely it's just an extension of an existing policy?
matchmaker said:
So apparently the brilliant plan that's been come up with to help low income families with soaring energy bills is to provide grants for loft insulation,low energy bulbs, etc. Great.
So I am on a low income, and have soaring gas & electric bills. I live in a flat so don't need loft insulation. I have double glazing. I use low energy bulbs where possible. My whole family tries to be as energy efficient as possible. So what's in the Governments brilliant plan for me?
fk all as usual. I should obviously stop working, get the missus pregnant again several times and develop a serious alcohol & drugs habit
Perhaps you could ask for loft insulation anyway. If you get cold you could wrap it around yourself.So I am on a low income, and have soaring gas & electric bills. I live in a flat so don't need loft insulation. I have double glazing. I use low energy bulbs where possible. My whole family tries to be as energy efficient as possible. So what's in the Governments brilliant plan for me?
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k all as usual. I should obviously stop working, get the missus pregnant again several times and develop a serious alcohol & drugs habit Edited by matchmaker on Thursday 11th September 08:49
NikB said:
david_h said:
The difference in temperature of the upstairs of my house is unbelievable, it used to get really hot in the summer, now it's just average.
How does this work then? Does this new stuff keep it cool in summer and warmer in winter?Timmy35 said:
NikB said:
david_h said:
The difference in temperature of the upstairs of my house is unbelievable, it used to get really hot in the summer, now it's just average.
How does this work then? Does this new stuff keep it cool in summer and warmer in winter?NikB said:
Timmy35 said:
NikB said:
david_h said:
The difference in temperature of the upstairs of my house is unbelievable, it used to get really hot in the summer, now it's just average.
How does this work then? Does this new stuff keep it cool in summer and warmer in winter?Ya?
NikB said:
Maybe I'm being thick here, but if the loft insulation is thicker then won't the hot air in the house have more trouble escaping therefore make it hotter?
You're assuming that the house is hotter than the space above the house covered in thin stone and pointing at the sun for 18 hours..We're tennents in a first floor flat. We have sash windows that let as much heat out as we can produce, which we can't change ourselves. Although we qualify for a grant under the previous Warmfront scheme for insulation, upon inspection the contractors wouldn't fit it because there was some very basic boarding in the roofspace that they couldn't be arsed to shift.
For the past 5 months we have only used our combi boiler for hot water, nothing else, yet we're still paying £50 a month for gas. The house is so badly insulated we will have no choice bu to use the gas heating in the winter.
Labour's existing and proposed policies will do nothing at all to help us, or millions in the same situation as us.
They will help companies like Eaga burn through vast quantities of tax payers money on the back of Labour's meaningless political gestures, though.
For the past 5 months we have only used our combi boiler for hot water, nothing else, yet we're still paying £50 a month for gas. The house is so badly insulated we will have no choice bu to use the gas heating in the winter.
Labour's existing and proposed policies will do nothing at all to help us, or millions in the same situation as us.
They will help companies like Eaga burn through vast quantities of tax payers money on the back of Labour's meaningless political gestures, though.
Edited by 10 Pence Short on Thursday 11th September 10:42
968CSReading said:
I worked out it will cost me ovr £500 to do my loft if I buy all the kit from B&Q. I dont get any benefits, Im certainly not 70 or over but according to all the blurb I might still be entitled to cheaper insulation so I have made some enquires and will wait and see.
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