£1bn insulation scheme targets least efficient and most vulnerable homes

Public information campaign

Meanwhile, a new £18m public information campaign will also offer technical tips and advice for people to cut their energy use. 

Of the £1bn funding available through ECO+, around 80% will be for households with an EPC rating of D or below – and in the lower Council Tax bands.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said: “In the longer term, we need to make Britain more energy independent by generating more clean, affordable, home-grown power, but we also need more efficient homes and buildings.

“Our ECO+ scheme will help hundreds of thousands of people across the UK to better insulate their homes to reduce consumption, with the added benefit of saving families hundreds of pounds each year.

“Making homes more energy efficient is the best way to cut household energy use and is already helping reduce household energy bills, while also creating jobs across the country.”