Warm Homes Plan accelerates

Up to 170,000 homes in England could benefit from energy-efficiency upgrades as the rollout of the Warm Homes Plan gathers pace, helping more families lower their bills and improve their homes.

From 11 March, £1.8 billion in government support has been allocated to local authorities and social housing providers. This funding is intended to support them to deliver warmer, more energy-efficient homes in local communities across England.

The money will be targeted towards low-income households and tenants living in social housing, with thousands of families set to receive energy-performance and clean-heating upgrades in the form of insulation, solar panels and heat pumps.

At a time when many are getting high energy bills driven by the UK’s reliance on international gas markets, this funding via the Warm Homes: Local Grant and the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund schemes could help households save hundreds of pounds a year.

This move will help deliver a milestone of higher living standards in every part of the UK by the end of Parliament by boosting people’s Real Household Disposable Income – a key part of the Plan for Change.

Minister for Energy Consumers, Miatta Fahnbulleh, said: “Living in a warm, comfortable home should not be a luxury. It is a right that has been out of reach for too many people for too long.”