Let the government pay for your insulation
The Australian federal government's home insulation rebate programme means eligible homes can get up to $1,200 worth of ceiling insulation for free. Insulation will help keep your home cool in Summer and warm in Winter, reducing your cooling and heating costs by up to $200 a year and keeping your home comfortable in all seasons.
As many as 40% of Australian homes have little or no insulation and are eligible for the rebate, which means free insulation to improve the thermal performance of your home. All you need to do is find and use an insulation installer accredited by federal government.
Insulation will improve your home's comfort levels and reduce your electricity and gas costs.
From 2nd November 2009, the rebate changed from $1,600 to $1,200.
Find out how to get the Australian government insulation rebate
Who is eligible?
The rebate programme is available for houses:
- With little or no existing insulation
- Built before 2003
- That haven't received the Solar Hot Water rebate since 3rd February 2009
The rebate is available to owner-occupiers, landlords and tenants.
Conditions of the federal insulation rebate
How does insulation work?
Insulation blocks the transfer of heat to cooler areas. So with the sun beating down on your roof in Summer, ceiling insulation will prevent the heat moving into the cooler house. In Winter it prevents the heat inside your house from moving out through your roof. Most of the heat transfer in your home occurs through the roof and ceiling, so that's the best place to start insulating.
Find out more about how insulation works.
What are the different types of insulation?
Different types of insulation work to prevent the different ways heat moves, and some combine multiple ways. The most common types of insulation, fibreglass batts, trap pockets of air which is a good insulator and prevents conduction of heat. Reflective insulation and sarking bounces radiative heat back in the opposite direction. A well sealed house, with seals around doors, windows and intrusions through the ceiling and walls like pipes and downlights, will prevent convection of heat.
