Insulation rolls Sheffield
Free insulation scheme for 64,000 houses.
The first phase of the scheme to cut fuel bills and reduce the city’s carbon footprint is announced by Sheffield City Council on 30/1/08.
Householders will be offered free loft and cavity wall insulation. A third of money spent on energy is lost through poor insulation, and insulating a house can reduce energy bills by as much as £300 a year!
This scheme will be offered to households in Fuel Poverty offered regardless of income. This is defined as one where more than ten per cent of household income is needed to cover the home’s energy bills. Tackling fuel poverty lowers the number of excess winter deaths, and reduces incidences of strokes and cardio-vascular problems. Occupants are elderly, include young children or where a member has a long term illness or disability.
It is being funded by Sheffield City Council, a Government grant and the Energy Supply Companies themselves. £10.5 million will be spent in total.
It is planned to roll out the programme to the rest of the city in 3 year blocks.
With a population of 525,800, the City of Sheffield is England’s third largest metropolitan authority. This is four times the size of the Island’s population - so how could we produce a similar scheme?
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