This article appeared in the Guardian on Saturday January 12 2008 on p1 of the Money news & features section. It was last updated at 23:47 on January 11 2008.
It's not often Guardian Money reports a genuine
giveaway with no strings attached, but this is one. Starting this week, British Gas is offering anyone over 70 free home insulation worth around £600.
Amazingly, the offer is made regardless of income and you don't even need to be a British Gas customer. The initiative, which is part of the government's carbon emissions reduction target (Cert) scheme, will offer both cavity wall and loft insulation entirely free of charge to every homeowner in the UK who is either older than 70, or receiving certain benefits
You can follow the link for the full artical (if that is ok admin)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/ja ... eraffairs1
Dave Beech
