Heat pump and biomass grants for rural homes
Heat pump grants for off-grid homes: £7,500 Boiler Upgrade Scheme, the extra £1,500 for oil and LPG homes, Home Energy Scotland's rural uplift and 0% VAT.
Septic tank and treatment plant costs
UK septic tank costs from installers, merchants and water authorities: emptying from £108 to £580, tank replacement, drainage fields and treatment plants.
Power cut compensation: what you're entitled to
Power cut payments: Ofgem's £100 and £45 rules in Great Britain, NIE Networks' £50 and £25 payments in Northern Ireland, severe weather and the 105 line.
Rural broadband costs: the USO and Project Gigabit
What a rural broadband connection costs: the 10 Mbit/s USO and its £3,400 cost threshold, Project Gigabit and the voucher scheme's closure. Official sources.
Private water supply costs and grants
Private water supply costs: Scotland's grant of up to £800, who pays for testing and what to budget for treatment and boreholes, from official sources.
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