Boiler Scrappage

• The Prime Minister and Ed Miliband today kickstart a national scheme to upgrade household heating systems to cut carbon, save money on fuel bills and sustain work for the heating industry. The scheme shows how this Government continues to invest in the British industries and jobs of the future.

• Up to 125,000 households in England with working "G-rated" boilers can from today apply through the Energy Saving Trust for a voucher which will entitle them to £400 off the price of a new, modern "A-rated" boiler or a renewable heating system like a biomass boiler or a heat pump.

• The Government's Boiler Scrappage Scheme will:

• Help sustain work for the 130,000 installers and over 25 UK-based boiler manufacturers throughout the economic recovery.
• Save money. A household's energy bill could be cut by between £200 and £235 a year.
• Save carbon. Replacing 125,000 G-rated boilers should save in the region of 140,000 tonnes of CO2 per year - equivalent to taking 45,000 cars off the road.

• Conservative energy and planning policy would make it more difficult to bring through new low-carbon energy, result in higher bills and damage the security of our energy supply. They have flip-flopped on nuclear and their councils have opposed 60 per cent of wind energy planning applications.