Labour's plan to upgrade Britain's homes will benefit almost four million workers
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Labour's plan to upgrade Britain's homes will benefit almost four
million tradespeople across the country, providing job
opportunities and cutting bills for families Labour's plans
to deliver a national Warm Homes Plan would boost job opportunities
for almost four million workers, including those working in
construction and other skilled trades as well as those joining
these professions over the coming years. As well as reducing
household energy bills by up to £500,...Request free trial
Labour's plan to upgrade Britain's homes will benefit almost four million tradespeople across the country, providing job opportunities and cutting bills for families Labour's plans to deliver a national Warm Homes Plan would boost job opportunities for almost four million workers, including those working in construction and other skilled trades as well as those joining these professions over the coming years. As well as reducing household energy bills by up to £500, Labour’s significant commitment to retrofit will lead to an expansion of the retrofit workforce and create a long-term order book for skilled, highly paid work. Ahead of Small Business Saturday, Labour is highlighting how this plan will boost demand for construction work, helping provide opportunities for millions of self-employed and small business traders across the whole country. Using research published by the research organisation Autonomy, which matched the skills required to retrofit homes with the skills in other occupations, Labour has highlighted key roles that are required in retrofit include glaziers, solar and insulation installers, plumbers and heating engineers, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics. The research sets out that there are currently over four million people who have skills that will be needed in retrofit jobs. This means that there are nearly four million workers who would be ready to benefit from new opportunities and higher paid work if a government delivered a comprehensive Warm Homes Plan. Examples of existing occupations that could easily move into key retrofit roles including roofer and floorers, construction workers, metal workers and skilled workers in sectors like aerospace. Labour's pledge to upgrade homes, first made by leader Keir Starmer at Labour’s annual conference in 2021, comes after a decade of failure by the Conservatives to introduce a proper national energy efficiency plan. The UK has the least energy efficient housing in Europe, and under the Conservatives, home insulation rates have plummeted. For example, in 2013 the Conservative-led coalition government cut energy efficiency programmes, after which insulation rates fell by 92% in 2013. It also comes weeks after the Energy Secretary admitted that, despite energy bills being nearly twice as high as they were two winters ago, the Government's flagship energy policies for the rest of this Parliament would not contribute to cutting energy bills for households. Ed Miliband MP, Labour's Shadow Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary, said; “Whilst the Conservatives admit that they have no plan to bring down energy bills for families, millions of households are paying the price for thirteen years of Tory failure to upgrade our homes. "As well as cutting bills, Labour's Warm Homes Plan will bring thousands of new jobs - from the roofers to the metal workers, from glaziers to heating engineers. “Creating these good jobs across every part of our country is a crucial part of building a stronger economy and making working people better off. “Only Labour can bring down energy bills once and for all, by investing in homegrown clean power that we can control in Britain.” Ends Notes to editors:
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