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Government funding will help to make our homes more energy efficient
As part of our commitment to making our homes sustainable, we are delighted to have recently received £8million of government funding which will be used to make our homes more energy efficient.
We will be using the money to retrofit our existing homes. Retrofitting means improving properties through insulation, windows, roofs, new technologies and other methods.
You can find out more about our retrofit programme in the video below.
The funding comes from the government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, which we have had two successful bids to make use of. The first is with Plymouth City Council, which will see us retrofit 125 homes. The second is with South West Energy hub, and will help us to retrofit 800 homes.
For customers this will mean homes will be warmer and more energy efficient, helping to reduce bills and tackle fuel poverty. The cost of living crisis has seen energy bills increase greatly, but this funding will have a positive impact for our customers.
Our Executive Director of Operations, Suzanne Brown, said: “Over the next two years The Social Housing Decarbonisation Funding, alongside our own LiveWest investment, will help us undertake a range of building improvement works to a further 125 homes across Plymouth and nearly 800 homes across WECA (West of England Combined Authority).
“Not only will this investment benefit our customers with more efficient homes, but we welcome the opportunity to continue to work with our partners to progress the growth of Green Skills in Plymouth and across the region as a whole.
“Sustainable homes, neighbourhoods and communities are at the heart of our commitment to deliver a home for everyone. SHDF funding helps us to reduce our carbon footprint and increase the energy efficiency of our homes, thereby reducing running costs for our customers.”
This funding is supporting our ambitious Cby28 programme to bring 9,000 of our worst performing properties up to Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2028, two years ahead of the deadline set by government.
The Cby28 programme will see us investing approximately £40m into our existing housing and underlines the commitment of LiveWest to reduce our carbon footprint and improve the energy efficiency of our homes.
