UK Government Will Pay You £400 to Change Your Heating Oil Boiler
If you have ever thought about changing your heating oil boiler then now is the time to do it as the government are now paying £400 to those who agree to do it. To be eligible for the scheme your heating oil boiler needs to be over 25 years old and it needs to be G rated. The government has made 120,000 vouchers available but as of yet only 50,000 have actually been claimed. If you have been considering getting rid of your old boiler then this will offer you the ideal opportunity to do that.
The whole basis for the government offering this scheme is not generosity but rather the fact that they want to encourage people to be more energy efficient and it will obviously be better for the environment if the new boilers are introduced. Not only does having a new boiler mean that you can get one of these vouchers, but it also means that you are likely to save £200 a year by having these new energy-efficient boilers. It is hoped that more and more people will be encouraged to get rid of their old boilers with all these incentives on offer. New boilers are also better for the environment because they produce less CO2 emissions.
But the scheme is only open to residents in England at the moment. The reason for this is that the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland will need to decide if they wish to implement such as scheme.
If you live in England and would like to take advantage of the scheme you will first need to determine if your current boiler meets the criteria for the scheme. Whether or not it is G rated and the age of the boiler will have to be checked. Check whether or not your boiler has a permanent pilot light as this is an almost certain indicator that it is G rated. And most 25 year old boilers are G rated.
Getting the home heated up during winter can be very expensive. Electricity and gas prices are very high and show no signs of coming down any time soon. Many individuals are now changing over to cheaper home heating oil though. When they do they always need their tanks filled with heating oil to ensure they never run out.