§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he is satisfied with the level of grant taken up in Wales under the Government's homes insulation scheme; what the percentage take-up of the sums available has been each year since the scheme was introduced; and whether he considers there is a need to give greater publicity to the scheme, especially for the elderly.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsIt appears from local authority monitoring returns up to December that take-up under the homes insulation scheme this financial year is showing some improvement on the last two years. The percentages taken up for 1978-79 and 1979-80 were 39.3 percent, and 54.4 per cent, respectively.
A national TV, poster and leaflet campaign was run as recently as October last year to promote take-up of the new special grant for the elderly on low incomes. The Department of Energy is currently widely distributing a leaflet "Winter Heating Costs" which lists the various forms of help available and gives prominence to the new grant for the elderly.