PART 5Qualifying actions

CHAPTER 2Measures which are part of ECO4 projects

SECTION 2Projects accompanied by declaration from a relevant authority or participant

Measures accompanied by a declaration from a relevant authority: household income below £31,000I117

1

A measure meets the condition in this article if—

a

the measure is installed as part of an ECO4 project at private domestic premises;

b

before the day on which the measure is completed, a relevant authority is consulted on the carrying out of the project at the premises;

c

the relevant authority makes a declaration which—

i

meets the validity requirement specified in paragraph (2); and

ii

certifies that, having exercised all due diligence, it is satisfied that—

aa

the premises are occupied by a household living on a gross income of less than £31,000 per year; and

bb

the amount of the gross income of that household has been verified by the relevant authority; and

d

the measure would have met the condition in article 13 or 14 if paragraph (1)(b) in each of those articles were omitted (the household eligibility requirement).

2

The validity requirement is that the declaration is made—

a

on or after the day on which the relevant authority has published a statement of intent on its website; and

b

within the 12 month period ending with the day immediately preceding the day on which the measure is completed.

3

For the purposes of paragraph (1), the relevant authority may verify the amount of a household’s gross income in any way the relevant authority considers to be appropriate provided that it does not rely on a self-declaration given by any member of that household.