Boiler Upgrade Scheme Can you claim the £5000 grant?  Air 2 Air Solutions is a MCS accrediated installer of air source heat pumps   

 

 

The new BUS scheme is designed to encourage households in England and Wales to switch to an ASHP, GSHP or biomass boiler via upfront grants. A total of £450 million has been allocated, with a cap of £150 million per year. The scheme will part fund the installation of up to 90,000 renewable heat sources over the next three years. 

 

 

Eligibility varies according to technology, as set out below. For the purposes of clarity, households do not need to have a whole-house retrofit assessment. As per the current RHI scheme, households must have an EPC (that is less than 10 years old) with no outstanding recommendations for loft or cavity wall insulation. 

NB not having loft or cavity wall insulation does not prevent you from applying for the voucher, but they must fitted during the voucher period before the installation. 

 

ASHP (Air Source Heat Pump) and GSHP (Ground Source Herat Pump) 

 

Must be replacing a fossil fuel boiler of any kind or direct electric heating system (such as storage heaters, electric panel radiators or an electric boiler). 

Custom new builds are eligible and do not require an EPC. 

If you are in a listed property or conservation area the same exemptions apply as they did for the RHI. 

 

 

Only rural homes are eligible, i.e. homes outside areas of 10,000 people or more 

Only off-grid homes are eligible, i.e. if you are on mains gas in a rural area you will not be eligible 

The biomass boiler requires the relevant emissions certificate 

 

 

MCS accredited ASHPs, GSHPs and biomass boilers are eligible. 

ASHPs and GSHPs must have a minimum efficiency in the home of 2.8 SCOP 

 

 

Hybrid systems - comprising a gas or oil boiler and heat pump - are not eligible. 

‘Heat-only’ systems where the heat pump or biomass boiler only provides space heating and hot water is supplied by a fossil fuel boiler. Immersions for topping up the hot water and for anti-legionella protection are permitted. Solar thermal is also permitted as long as the heat pump or biomass boiler is set up to meet the full space and water heating demand. 

 

 

The voucher scheme is in two stages and is fully ‘installer-led’, which means the installer will apply for the voucher on your behalf and claim the voucher rebate at the end of the works: 

 

 

You must go to an MCS registered installer who will provide you with a quote and make the application for the voucher. The quote is required to give you an idea of price before proceeding further. A single installer will lead the voucher application process, however you are encouraged to seek other quotes. The value of the voucher will be deducted from the installation cost, i.e. you will pay the lower price and the installer will claim the voucher directly. 

 

 

On completion, the MCS installer will submit evidence including proof of installation and technical evidence relating to the installation, commissioning and building eligibility. The grant will be paid directly to the installer.