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Energy Company Obligation

Asked by Jodie GoslingLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 4455

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps his Department has taken to rectify poor quality works undertaken as part of the Energy Company Obligation 4 scheme.

Answered by Martin McCluskey

We are offering an audit to all households that received external wall insulation (EWI) measures under ECO4 and GBIS schemes. Since this became fully operational in January, over 9,000 properties have been contacted, with over 3,000 audits completed.

The original installer is responsible for remediating issues with their work and the costs involved. Where an installer ceases to trade or fails to rectify issues, SWI measures have a guarantee covering up to £20k.

Remediation is already taking place to address substandard and unsafe work, and over half of the issues identified with solid wall insulation to date have been fixed.

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