Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what proportion of the £2 billion of funding allocated to the Green Homes Grant scheme he plans to spend by the end of the allocation period 2020-2021.

The Green Homes Grant Scheme is made up of the Voucher Scheme and the Local Authority Delivery (LAD) Scheme, allocated £1.5bn and £0.5bn, respectively, for the 2020-21 financial year.

Under the LAD scheme, Local Authorities bid for funding to support low-income households in their region. £74million has already been allocated; the remainder of the budget will be allocated this financial year to 5 Local Energy hubs and over 200 Local Authorities, delivering energy efficient upgrades to around 55,000 homes.

As of 8th February, the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme has received 71,953 applications. 22,165 vouchers have been approved and issued to customers; the value of these vouchers is £94.1 million.

Official statistics for the Green Home Grant Voucher Scheme will be published in due course.