Boiler Scrappage Scheme

The Boiler Scrappage Scheme announced by the UK Government does not apply to Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland and this has caused some concern in those regions.

The Energy Savings Trust has reported that “While around 125,000 English households are set to benefit, it has now been claimed that as many as 12,000 Scots will miss out due to Hollyrood’s reluctance to sign up to the scheme.”

It is claimed that the Scottish government needs to follow the example set south of the border and give households in Scotland a financial incentive to upgrade their boilers.

Under the new initiative in England, consumers will be given £400 towards a new energy efficient boiler in exchange for their old G-rated ones which are very inefficient. The improved efficiency will lower CO2 emissions and enable households them to save as much as £200 a year on heating bills. (Editors note: visitors using our Boiler Efficiency Database can also read information on the typical savings they could receive if they replaced their current boiler with the latest SEDBUK A rated boilers )

Prompted into action by the media coverage a spokesman for the MSP Scottish government stated: “We are consulting on an Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Scotland, and welcome views on any Scottish energy-saving scheme including potential incentives to replace boilers.”

In these difficult economic times the existence of the scheme is sensitive as in addition to the energy saving benefits, it is estimated that the scrappage scheme will support around 250,000 jobs in small and medium-sized businesses across the UK.