A new scheme announced by the government will see hundreds of thousands of Brits receive free home insulation within the next three years.
The scheme, unveiled by Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps, will supposedly extend support to those who currently do not benefit from any other form of government support. Loft and cavity wall insulation will be handed out to households, saving eligible homes with a D or worse efficiency rating an average £310 on their energy bills annually.
According to the government, the new ECO+ scheme will see around 80 per cent of the £1 billion funding be made available for households who are in some of the least energy-efficient homes in the UK as well as those in the lower Council Tax bands. Around a fifth of the fund will also be targeted at the most vulnerable such as those on means-tested benefits or in fuel poverty.
