'A shambles': Is the Green Homes Grant scheme budget being cut?

Michael Holder
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Concerns rise that unspent funding underpinning embattled green home retrofit scheme will not be rolled over beyond March, despite myriad teething issues

Fears are mounting that hundreds of millions of pounds put forward by the government to help install green upgrade measures in British homes could be withdrawn in the coming months, leading environmental...

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