Housing: Insulation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to incentivise people to insulate their homes; and if he will set out the support available to help people cover these costs.
Answered by Martin McCluskey
Insulation plays an important role in making homes cheaper to heat and healthier to live in, and many homes, particularly those at risk of fuel poverty, stand to benefit from cost-effective fabric upgrades through the £15 billion Warm Homes Plan, the biggest investment in home upgrades in British history.
Through the Warm Homes: Local Grant and the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund, we are supporting improvements such as insulation, double glazing, draught proofing, and new windows and doors. The Government has allocated £5 billion of support to low-income homes, initially delivered through these schemes.
Additionally, new Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in the rental sectors will mandate a Fabric metric, ensuring renters benefit from appropriate insulation measures.
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