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Fewer than 40 vouchers for a Government energy-saving scheme were issued to Crawley residents before it was scrapped, figures show.

The TUC union said the green homes grant – which has aided less than 10% of the homes it aimed to nationally – was a lost opportunity to create thousands of jobs and make houses more environmentally friendly.

Launched in September, the flagship policy was designed to help homeowners install energy efficient improvements with vouchers of up to £5,000, or £10,000 for those on low-incomes.

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The TUC union said the green homes grant – which has aided less than 10% of the homes it aimed to nationally – was a lost opportunity to create thousands of jobs and make houses more environmentally friendly.

Figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show Crawley residents applied for 107 vouchers by the time the scheme was axed at the end of March.

Of those, 38 (36%) were issued – including 21 to low-income households.

Under the scheme, £1.5 billion was made available across England for 600,000 vouchers towards paying for measures such as insulation and low-carbon heating in hundreds of thousands of homes.

Fewer than 40 green home grants issued in Crawley