Tenants in Staffordshire and Shropshire will benefit from a government grant to make their homes more energy-efficient.
Funding from the Government’s Help to Heat scheme will help housing association Homes Plus boost the energy efficiency of almost 400 homes, bringing the potential for big savings on energy bills for households.
The social landlord is investing in a programme of improvements to create warmer homes and lower heating bills for its customers. It has been announced that its project will be backed by a grant of up to £3.52m as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, supporting home insulation and low carbon heating.
The project continues work that Homes Plus began last year, to improve its least energy-efficient homes.
Daniel Timmis, Interim Director of Asset Management said: “At a time when so many people have very real worries about rising energy bills, it is more important than ever that we are able to make some of our older homes warmer and more energy-efficient. This grant funding is vital to help us achieve that, through improvements including wall and loft insulation, draught proofing, underfloor insulation and low carbon heating systems.
“We want to ensure that all our homes achieve a minimum rating of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C. This will mean that homes are warmer and more affordable to heat, making a positive difference to the lives of hundreds of our customers. It is also an important milestone towards the Government’s longer-term target to make all homes net zero carbon.”
