Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what additional steps he is taking to help (a) local councils and (b) housing associations with improvement works to insulation on aging housing to help tackle the rising cost of energy.
The Local Authority Delivery scheme and the first phase of the Home Upgrade Grant have allocated over £1billion in funding to local authorities across England since 2020 to install energy efficiency measures, including insulation, to low-income households on and off the gas grid. Over £850 million additional funding is available to the Home Upgrade Grant over the next 3 years.
The £3.8 billion Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund is being delivered over a 10-year period to improve the energy performance of social rented homes.