Chancellor Rachel Reeves has just unveiled the government’s Spending Review. The announcement covered the Warm Homes Plan. In response, National Energy Action Chief Executive Adam Scorer says, ‘The cost and suffering of cold homes and unaffordable energy bills will only be beaten in the long term through investment in home energy efficiency. It’s welcome that the Warm Homes Plan will be receiving the full Labour manifesto funding commitment.
‘£13.2 billion can support a plan focused on those in the least efficient homes and on the lowest incomes. This can result in life changing outcomes for the most vulnerable households, helping us drive economic growth, reduce pressure on health services and meet legal targets, setting us on a path towards a fair and affordable transition to net zero. We have the financial commitment; now comes the time to deliver for the most vulnerable households.’
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- National Energy Action (NEA), is the national fuel poverty charity, working across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to improve the lives of people in fuel poverty. We directly support people with energy and income maximisation advice, and we advocate on issues such as the current energy crisis and the need to improve the energy efficiency of our homes. See: www.nea.org.uk.