Summary of the Great British Insulation Scheme: February 2024
Published 22 February 2024
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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Introduction
The Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS) is a government scheme to help people insulate their homes, make them more energy efficient and save money on their energy bills.
The government announced the scheme at the end of March 2023. The £1 billion scheme will help around 300,000 households across the country with the cost of installing new home insulation. The scheme is scheduled to run until March 2026.
What you need to know about these statistics
These statistics are based on data provided by Ofgem, covering installations of measures between May and December 2023. Data are based on the date of completed installation of measures as recorded in the Ofgem register.
Previous versions of this release were based on preliminary data provided by TrustMark as an indication of measures installed under GBIS. Due to the timing of receiving data from Ofgem, this release will now move to reporting installations 2 months in arrears.
The ‘Official Statistics in development’ label has been removed from this release due to the improvement in data quality through using the administrative data from the scheme provider Ofgem.
Key statistics
Delivery by month
Since the start of GBIS at the end of March 2023, there have provisionally been 4,011 measures installed in 3,284 households up to the end of December 2023.
December saw a slight fall in measure delivery after a continual rise between May and November 2023. Delivery fell from 1,122 measures in November to 948 in December, reflecting the usual seasonal trend.
Figure 1: Number of measures installed by installation month
Delivery by measure type
The most popular measure so far has been cavity wall insulation, accounting for 58% (2,335 measures) of the total 4,011 measures. This was followed by heating controls which accounted for 18% (727 measures) and loft insulation which accounted for 15% (582 measures).
Figure 2: Number of measures installed by measure type
Delivery by region
Out of the 4,011 measures installed so far, the highest regional delivery has been in Yorkshire and The Humber (651 measures, 16%), followed by the South East (650 measures, 16%) and the North West (438 measures, 11%).
Figure 3: Proportion of total measures installed by geographic region
There have been 3,284 households upgraded under GBIS up to the end of December 2023, meaning they have had at least one measure installed. The regional breakdown of upgraded households is largely the same as the regional breakdown of measures installed, as the majority of households (2,906 out of 3,284) have had only one measure installed under the scheme. The remaining 378 households have had one or more heating control measures installed (these are secondary measures that can only be installed in households in the low-income eligibility group under the scheme).
Figure 4: Proportion of total households upgraded by geographic region
Annex: Further information
Next publication date
The next publication will be at 09:30am on Thursday 28 March 2024.
Scheme information
More information on the GBIS scheme can be found at the Department’s website and at Ofgem.
Accompanying tables
Tables showing the number of measures installed and households upgraded under GBIS are available.
Revisions policy
The Department’s statistical revisions policy sets out the revisions policy for these statistics, which has been developed in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics.
User engagement
Users are encouraged to provide comments and feedback on how these statistics are used and how well they meet user needs. Comments on any issues relating to this statistical release are welcomed and should be sent to: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk. The Department’s statement on statistical public engagement and data standards sets out the department’s commitments on public engagement and data standards as outlined by the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Pre-release access to statistics
Some ministers and officials receive access to these Official Statistics up to 24 hours before release. Details of the arrangements for doing this and a list of the ministers and officials that receive pre-release access to these statistics can be found in the Department’s statement of compliance with the Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
Contact
Responsible statisticians: Isi Avbulimen and Mark Piatek
Email: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk
Media enquiries: 020 7215 1000
Public enquiries: 07927 579551