MPs slam 'disastrous' Green Homes Grant failure

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Environmental audit committee calls on government to launch national retrofit strategy

MPs have slammed the Green Homes Grant scheme for its “botched implementation”, poor administration, and “devastating consequences on many builders and installers”.

The criticism comes just six weeks after it was confirmed that the government was set to claw back most of the £1.5bn fund for retrofitting homes because delays getting the money to householders meant it was unlikely to be spent by this month’s deadline.

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