Energy saving schemes falling short, councils warn

Councils are calling for a new local approach after the flagship energy efficiency scheme supported just 60,000 homes in 2022.

The Local Government Association represents more than 300 councils in England and Wales (PA) (PA Wire)

Slow progress in insulating homes is leaving fuel poverty targets in jeopardy, costing billions and contributing to climate change, councils have warned.

Councils are calling for a new local approach after the flagship energy efficiency scheme supported 60,000 homes in 2022, down from almost half a million homes in 2013.

The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 300 councils in England and Wales, said the failure to match installation levels of 2013 in the following years had cost households £2 billion in lost lifetime bill savings.