Around 15,000 now eligible for Energy Efficiency Scheme

Mysh 15,000 nish reihalagh son Skeim Fondid Bree

Cha nee agh 12,000 kiartit rere bree roish shoh

Ta 3,000 cummaltagh Vannin elley nish kiartit son y Skeim Fondid Bree va aa-lhunnit er y gherrid.

Ren yn Shirveishagh Chymmyltaght Geoffrey Boot feeraghey ayns soie yn Chiare as Feed Jemayrt shoh chaie (11ed Mean Souree) dy vel mysh 15,000 fer er-lheh nish reihalagh son y vree, as yn dean echey dy chooney lesh sleih ynnydoil dy ghiarrey brooightaghyn carbon as ymmyd jeh conney fossilagh 'sy thie oc.

Roish shoh, oddagh mysh 12,000 lught-thie cur stiagh son toyrtyssyn dy yannoo ny troggalyn oc smoo fondagh rere bree, agh cha ren agh daa fer cur stiagh er-nyn-son dy speeideilagh.

Only 12,000 qualified under previous initiative

An extra 3,000 Manx residents now qualify for the recently-relaunched Energy Efficiency Scheme.

Environment Minister Geoffrey Boot confirmed at a sitting of the House of Keys last Tuesday (11 June) that around 15,000 individuals are now eligible for the initiative, which aims to help locals cut carbon emissions and fossil fuel usage at home.

Previously, around 12,000 households could apply for grants to make their properties more energy efficient, but only two successfully applied.