Thousands of social housing tenants are set to see as much as £400 slashed from their yearly energy bills, the Government said as it announced a new round of funding for home upgrades.
Secretary of State for Energy Security, Claire Coutinho, today announced the award of more than £75 million from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund to offer free upgrades to tenants' homes - including insulation, double glazing and the installation of heat pumps.
The scheme is already working to reach around 100,000 households - including thousands in Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Combined Authority said in December last year, more than 6,300 social homes in total across Greater Manchester were receiving energy efficiency improvements through the fund after the city-region was granted £45m in its first two waves. READ MORE: Why councils spend millions on big projects but still say they have no money Manchester City Council and landlord One Manchester alone were previously awarded around £3 million to install external wall insulation and air-source heat pumps.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said more than 8,000 more households across the country were now set to benefit from energy efficient upgrades.
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