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The government has confirmed that the proposed cap of £1,000 on cashback for Green Deal measures has been lifted.
Today sees the launch of the Green Deal cashback programme, backed up by a £125m pot, ahead of the Green Deal coming into force on January 28th.
Previously, the Department of Energy and Climate Change had indicated that a £1,000 cap on cashback per household would be in place.
A DECC spokesman told CN: "If someone was going to have enough work to qualify for more than £1,000, and still qualified under the Green Deal, we saw no reason for them not to have that."
Leading trade association figures expressed relief that the cap would not be instated.
The Green Deal is the government's flagship environmental programme. It aims to enable homes and businesses to undertake energy efficiency improvements with the costs repaid through energy bill savings.
To qualify for cashback, householders and landlords must have a Green Deal assessment, agree quotes from a Green Deal...