Don’t cut £13.2bn warm homes pledge over winter fuel payments, Labour told

Labour’s warm homes plan prioritises insulation for draughty homes as a way of reducing household energy bills. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Plans to reinstate the winter fuel payment will be undermined if the government presses ahead with mooted cuts to home insulation upgrades, dozens of charities and experts have warned ahead of the forthcoming spending review.

Labour pledged before entering government to prioritise plugging the leaks in the country’s draughty homes as a way of reducing household bills and wasted energy.