Energy Saving Trust is working with Birmingham City Council to pilot the Pay as You Save (PAYS) initiative, which is targeted at homeowners in the City.
By offering homeowners low-cost finance options, PAYS seeks to encourage whole-house retrofitting of energy efficient and renewable energy measures, leading to significant energy and carbon savings.
The Birmingham PAYS scheme is an integral part of the wider Birmingham Energy Savers (BES) initiative (formerly the Green New Deal) which is a £35 million project to deliver energy efficient retrofitting of 4,500 homes over the next three years, offering a variety of funding packages and incentives to participating householders. The BES has multiple aims, but principally it seeks to create job and local employment opportunities based on the low carbon retrofitting of Birmingham households and small businesses.
Who can apply?
Eligible homeowners must live within the Birmingham Council area and;
· Reside within the home
· Have recently undertaken, or propose to carry out basic energy efficiency measures (e.g. loft and cavity wall insulation)
· Agree to the management and supervision of works to be carried out by the City’s Homeworks Service
All works must be completed and loans secured prior to 31 March 2011.
How to apply
For more information on Birmingham PAYS please telephone 0800 512 012 or e-mail your contact details to home.loans@birmingham.gov.uk
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