HOW MUCH ARE THE GRANTS?

The Better Energy Homes scheme was re-launched on 10^th March 2015. There are three key changes:

The minimum grant requirement of €400 has been removed.
A new bonus of €300 is payable on the third and €100 on fourth Energy Efficiency Measures – see table below.
Revised grant amounts for Energy Efficiency Measures – see table below.

	Energy Efficiency Measures	Grant Value Before 10^th March 2015	Grant Value From 10^th March 2015
Insulation	Attic Insulation	€200	€300
	Wall Insulation – Cavity	€250	€300
	Wall Insulation Internal Dry Lining
	Apartment (any) OR Mid-terrace House	€900	€1,200
	Semi-detached OR End of Terrace	€1,350	€1,800
	Detached House	€1,800	€2,400
	Wall Insulation – External
	Apartment (any) OR Mid-terrace House	€1,800	€2,250
	Semi-detached OR End of Terrace	€2,700	€3,400
	Detached House	€3,600	€4,500
Heating System	Heating Controls with Boiler (Oil or Gas) Upgrade	€560	€700
	Heating Controls Upgrade only	€400	€600
	Solar Heating	€800	€1,200
Bonus	For 3^rd measure	N/A	€300
Bonus	For 4^th measure	N/A	€100
Building Energy Rating (BER)*		€50*	€50*

*A BER grant will only be available with a grant for one or more of the energy efficiency works listed.

*Cash Grants are set value unless expenditure is below the set value, in which case the actual expenditure will be reimbursed.