endecotp , what part of my description is surprising?
The surprising part is that you say “the government” have paid for your insulation.
Possibilities are:
1. You’re right, the government really have paid via some scheme I don’t know about or that I have misunderstood.
2. You’re the victim of a scam of some sort but haven’t realised yet.
3. It’s not the central government, but your local authority, who have paid.
4. It’s your energy compny who have paid (the “Energy Company Obligation”).
5. You’re making it all up
I relly don’t know what to think. It would be great if you could name the scheme that has funded your work. Did you read the BBC News story I linked to?
Do you mean I am paying for this sort of thing through my electricity bill similar to the way I am subsidising people who have covered their roofs with solar panels ?
No, I’m suggesting that, if it’s a Green Deal scheme, there is a loan repayment explicitly included in your energy bill.
Edit: I also find it a bit surprising that a house built in ~1998 didn’t already have wall insulation.
Edit:
https://www.thegreenage.co.uk/building-regulations-changed-time/
“In 1985 the required u-value dropped to 0.6 for walls, hence many properties began to be insulated (this is about the time we begin to see cavity wall insulation installed as standard). ... In 1990 the u-value for walls dropped down to 0.45 ... In 2002, the u-value for walls was reduced to 0.35”