Homeowner feared energy grant scheme was a scam
Councils in Cambridgeshire have asked the government for more money after the success of the scheme.
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"All the way through, to be honest with you... it was only at the end, once the process had been done and they'd sent me the handover package, that I thought, 'Well, you know, it does seem too good to be true, but you know, we were a beneficiary from it, thankfully.'"
— David Brain , Other
"We've been so successful that all of our [grant] money is booked to be spent, as it were, that's all in the pipeline."
— Rosy Moore , Politician
"We had a phone call the other day telling us the scheme had run out of money, and maybe there'd be more money coming in 12 months' time... we're disappointed."
— Trevor Dewey , Other
Key People
A homeowner from Wisbech who benefitted from the warm homes local grant scheme.
A Labour councillor from Cambridge City Council, which is the lead authority for the grant scheme.
A homeowner from Little Downham hoping to use the warm homes scheme.
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Councils in Cambridgeshire have asked the government for more money after the success of the scheme.
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