Low-income households in England are missing out on energy bill savings as funding for energy efficiency improvements is unevenly distributed. Some regions receive over £80 per person, while others receive nothing. This disparity prevents low-income households from accessing up to £10,000 in funding that could save them hundreds of pounds annually. The current system for distributing net zero funding forces local authorities to compete for money, rather than distributing it based on population or need.
Same-sex couples are remortgaging and sacrificing ‘heating and eating’ for fertility treatmentHouseholds in some parts of England are missing out on energy bills savings as councils are forced to compete forhas made billions of pounds available to help households install things like insulation and heat pumps in their homes, but analysis byAn analysis of the funding distributed over the two years through three separate funding schemes found that some parts of the country had received more than...
Councils say the disparity is due to the current system for distributing net zero funding, which forces local authorities to bid against each other for money, rather than it being shared by population or need. During this parliament, the Government has announced a flurry of schemes aimed at supporting households to upgrade their homes to reduce carbon emissions and save money on bills.
But households are only able to access this funding if their local authority has been successful in bidding for money from the Government.these schemes over the past two years. These schemes are ongoing and funding is released to councils in waves, meaning the analysis covers a snapshot of what has been allocated over time.
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