§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what will be the maximum grant under the Homes Insulation Act during 1982–83; and what thickness of insulation it will cover.
§ Sir George YoungThe elderly, and severely disabled, on low incomes can qualify for 90 per cent. grants under the scheme. For them the grant maximum is to be increased from £90 to £95. For everyone else the grant rate is 66 per cent. and the grant maximum is to be increased from £65 to £69. The appropriate order has been laid before Parliament today.
The required thickness of loft insulation materials are to be increased from the equivalent of about 80 mm of man-made mineral fibre mat to about 100 mm, to come into line with the building regulations requirement introduced on 1 April.
All these changes are to come into effect on 1 May.