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How much are the grants for the Better Energy Homes scheme?

This information is provided by SEAI, please visit SEAI website for updated information.

Grant approval from SEAI must be in place before any purchase of materials or commencement of measures undertaken.

Applicants to the Better Energy Homes scheme must use Contractors who are active on the registered Contractor List at the time of works.

MEASURE	CATEGORY	GRANT *
Insulation	Attic Insulation	€200
	Wall insulation - Cavity (all house types)	€250
	Wall insulation - Internal Dry Lining ***	€900 - €1800
	Wall insulation - External ***	€1,800 - €3,600
Heating System	Heating Controls with Boiler (Oil or Gas) Upgrade	€560
	Heating Controls Upgrade only	€400
	Solar Heating	€800
BER Assessment	Building Energy Rating (BER) after Upgrade Works	€50**

* Cash Grants are set value unless expenditure is below the set value, in which case the actual expenditure will be reimbursed.

**A Building Energy Rating (BER) is an integral part of all grant applications under the Better Energy Homes scheme, whereby homeowners must undertake a BER on their home after grant aided works have been completed. A homeowner is entitled to BER funding of €50 once per home. This funding will be applied to your grant application automatically provided you have never applied previously for BER funding.

***From December 8th 2011 internal and external wall insulation grants will no longer be one single amount, but rather be based upon the house type.

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