Committee chairman welcomes announcement on energy efficiency measures for social homes and public buildings

Reacting to the Government’s announcement that it has awarded £1.8 billion through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant and Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to boost energy efficiency of social homes and buildings, Environmental Audit Committee Chairman, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, said:

"Not only do energy-inefficient homes contribute hugely to the nation's greenhouse gas emissions by leaking energy to the atmosphere, they also leak cash through expensive energy bills.

As householders navigate through a cost of living crisis and double-digit inflation, they urgently need measures to get energy efficiency under control.

I therefore welcome the Government’s announcement today that more than 100,000 homes in England will be helped to make improvements. Many of these are homes to low-income households who need the support the most.

When the Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary appeared before our Committee last week, he said that the Government is currently paying half of a typical energy bill. This is not a sustainable situation. Investment now in workable solutions, such as energy efficiency measures, will play a major role in keeping these costs down.”