DECC poised to reopen popular Green Deal Home Improvement Fund

Jessica Shankleman
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Government to allocate portion of £100m fund to next phase of GDHIF, after sudden closure of incentive scheme this summer

The government's Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) is set to get a multi-million pound boost this week, which will allow the grant scheme to be reopened after it was suddenly shut this summer when...

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