Elderly, disabled and low income families will now get up to £2,000 more to warm their homes, after action by Adrian Sanders in Parliament.
After questions from the Torbay MP the Government has increased how much money Bay residents can gain through the Warm Front Scheme.
Adrian said “I am glad that the government has extended the Warm Front Scheme, increasing the extent to which people can be helped to heat their homes in a cheap and environmentally friendly way.
This is a positive step not just towards eradicating fuel poverty in Torbay, but also towards reducing unnecessary pollution”.
On the 26th March Adrian Sanders MP told the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change that the government should extend the scheme following complaints from residents that the scheme was bad value for money for applicants and the taxpayer. The government has now agreed that the grant levels will be raised to solve the problem of residents having to contribute their own funds.
Someone who is recommended either a new oil or low carbon system will now receive up to £6,000 (up from £4,000), whilst the standard grant has increased from £2,700 to £3,500. This will remove the need for most people to make a contribution towards making their homes energy-efficient.
Adrian also met representatives from the Warm Front Scheme to discuss local concerns with the scheme, and emphasised ways in which the scheme could be further used to lower carbon emissions, such as by using Solar and Wind power more often in their home improvements.
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