Charities and experts urge government to honour pledge on energy efficiency as it looks to pay for policy reversal
Plans to reinstate the winter fuel payment will be undermined if the government presses ahead with mooted cuts to home insulation upgrades, dozens of charities and experts have warned ahead of the forthcoming spending review.
Labour pledged before entering government to prioritise plugging the leaks in the country’s draughty homes as a way of reducing household bills and wasted energy.
Charities and experts urge government to honour pledge on energy efficiency as it looks to pay for policy reversalPlans to reinstate the winter fuel payment will be undermined if the government presses ahead with mooted cuts to home insulation upgrades, dozens of charities and experts have warned ahead of the forthcoming spending review.Labour pledged before entering government to prioritise plugging the leaks in the country’s draughty homes as a way of reducing household bills and wasted energy. Continue reading… Welfare, Energy efficiency, UK news, Benefits, Fuel poverty, Energy bills, Older people, Labour, Energy, Tax and spending, Economic policy Business | The Guardian
