The GGF says it is disappointed that new Energy Minister Amber Rudd has been forced to shut down the Green Deal money back scheme, following a sudden surge in applications which cleared out £70M of ring-fenced budget in just two days. The entire £120M budget was intended to last 12 months. In a statement, DECC confirmed that "all applications received prior to the fund closing that satisfy the terms and conditions and meet the eligibility criteria will be honoured at the original rates." Nigel Rees, GGF Group CE commented, "The Fund has done virtually nothing for the window industry as homeowners only qualified for the fund, if they were replacing single glazing. This was a relatively pointless requirement because there is very little single glazing in owner occupier homes. Its fair to say, no other industry had such a proviso put upon them and yet again the window industry has been offered practically nothing from this initiative. With such low impact during its existence, there will be little difference to the replacement window industry now that it has closed."
