Gateshead Council has submitted a bid for £1,082,000 in central Government funding to improve energy conservation in 230 homes.
Council officers have opted into an £800m national scheme, titled the social housing decarbonisation fund, to reduce energy waste in social housing. The local authority is also stumping up £3.5m of its own cash into the project.
While most social housing in Gateshead sits in an energy performance certificate rating of 'C', 230 homes within the borough are in bands 'D' or 'E'. This means the homes are energy inefficient and could suffer from higher bills.
