Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 11
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The voucher element of the Green Homes Grant scheme, the Government’s recent flagship scheme to...
Conclusion
The voucher element of the Green Homes Grant scheme, the Government’s recent flagship scheme to address covid-19 impact while stimulating jobs in the green sector of home retrofit for energy efficiency, was not a success, and may even have put people out of work; there is a need to rebuild trust with the retrofit sector. Lack of engagement with the industry over the design of the scheme led to it being sub- optimal, resulting in a fragmented and actively disruptive approach to developing skills in a vital sector. The Government has acknowledged that the voucher scheme has not operated as intended in this respect.
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Government Response
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HM Government
Not Addressed
Ipsos MORI is undertaking an independent evaluation of the Green Homes Grant Voucher scheme. The first interim report, which evaluates the scheme’s processes and delivery, will be published in early 2022. The National Audit Office also published a review of the scheme in September. Evaluation findings are being shared internally, as well as lessons learned workshops being carried out, to inform future schemes’ designs. Industry engagement following the publication of the Heat and Buildings Strategy is being established via the Net Zero Buildings Council and other regular engagement forums.