Councils have joined power companies and social landlords to push for the immediate start of a plan for mass insulation of Britain’s homes.
They are urging Rishi Sunak to put the plan into action now instead of waiting three months for new funding promised by his Chancellor.
Energy UK, the Local Government Association, the Federation of Master Builders and the National Housing Federation say energy efficiency must be prioritised as a solution to the cost of living crisis.
In November’s Autumn Statement chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced £6.6 billion of public money in this Parliament to plug Europe’s leakiest homes, with a further £6 billion to follow after 2025.
Starting the programme immediately will help keep households bills down permanently, the four bodies say.
LGA chair Cllr James Jamieson, said: ‘Retrofitting more homes as quickly as possible is a practical, sustainable and economically responsible solution.
‘We have to be far more ambitious and move much more quickly. Supply chains and skills need to be scaled up across the country – something that won’t happen overnight.’
