Grant Scheme for Low Income Housing

1st May 2012
Author: miemawpsite

As part of the ELIH Med project, MIEMA is organising a grant scheme for energy efficiency improvements in low income households.

You may download the application form here.

For further information or assistance you may call 2340 2189 and ask for Albert Falzon or email albert.falzon@miema.org.

 

1.  Background

The Malta Intelligent Energy Management Agency (MIEMA) is a partner in the ELIH-Med project which is part-funded through the EU MED programme.

Through this project, MIEMA is responsible for undertaking the refurbishment of a number of households occupied by low-income individuals or families, with the aim of improving the energy efficiency of such households.

MIEMA will be offering grants to eligible households for this purpose.

 

2.  Maximum Value of Grant

The maximum value of each grant is €7,000. MIEMA will cover 90% of costs of equipment and works, while the beneficiary will be required to finance the remaining 10% of the costs through one of the following options:

  1. a cash contribution through the use of a local bank loan;
  2. a contribution in kind as labour in the upgrading activities, either by the beneficiary or by a third party on their behalf.

 

3.  Eligibility Criteria

In order to qualify for this scheme, the following criteria must be met:

  1. The applicant must qualify for the Energy Benefit Scheme managed by the Dept of Social Security.
  2. The building must be privately owned (either occupied by the resident or rented from a third party). Residents of premises rented from the Housing Authority are not eligible under this scheme.
  3. The building must have been constructed before 1995.

 

4. Possible measures

  1. Energy efficiency measures which can be undertaken through this scheme include:
  2. Building envelope (roof insulation, roof shading, use of reflective paint on roof, wall insulation);
  3. Apertures (double-glazing, second window in addition to existing window, UV film);
  4. Lighting (use of energy-efficient lighting, skylights, etc.);
  5. Water heating (solar water heaters, instant water heaters, etc.);
  6. Space heating and cooling systems (high-efficiency systems, ceiling fans, ventilation systems, etc.);
  7. PV panels;
  8. Draughtproofing;
  9. Other measures.

 

5. Closing date for applications

Applications must reach the MIEMA Offices by 17h00 of Friday 15th June 2012.

 

6. Selection process

The objective of this scheme is to achieve the maximum possible energy efficiency gains and reduction in energy consumption. In order to achieve this aim, selection of beneficiaries will not be on a first-come first-served basis but applications will be evaluated and assigned points according to a number of criteria. The most highly-ranked applications will be selected for funding.

 

7.  Conditions

Applicants must agree to the following conditions:

  1. The applicant agrees to allow consultants to enter the premises to conduct a study of energy consumption and propose interventions.
  2. The applicant must cooperate with MIEMA and their consultants to assess energy consumption before and after the interventions over a period of approximately one year.

 

8. Checklist

quad Application Form properly filled in

quad Copy of Energy Benefit Scheme voucher

quad If you own the roof, please provide a plan or at least a hand-drawn sketch of the roof with approximate dimensions.