The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive – ensuring a stable scheme

The DRHI was scheduled to close to new applicants on 31 st March 2021. However, in March 2020 the government announced an extension to the DRHI for 12 months, until 31 st March 2022, with final RHI payments being made in 2029. This consultation sets out proposals for the closure of the scheme to new applications from 31 st March 2022. As the scheme is closing to new applications, we do not intend to introduce any major new policy initiatives into the scheme. Instead, we would like to consider what scheme design and operational changes might be made to future-proof the DRHI, and which would make the scheme easier to both administer and participate in. We also want to ensure that participants are protected from any undue adverse effects post-scheme closure. The reforms seek to: Simplify scheme administration and operational delivery; Improve the consumer experience for existing participants in the scheme; Ensure robust management of the scheme for exis