Government home insulation scheme failing people in Lowestoft , new figures show

New figures from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero show the East of England is being failed by a flagship government energy efficiency scheme.

The government’s Great British Insulation Scheme was launched in May 2023, promising to help 300,000 households around the country install energy-saving measures, such as loft and cavity wall insulation, over three years.

However, just 916 households have been upgraded across the whole of the East of England since the scheme began. This is despite nearly 280,000 households living in fuel poverty across the region, according to government figures.

Jess Asato, Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Lowestoft, said:

“Every family in Lowestoft, Beccles and the villages deserve a warm home and lower energy bills. These figures show the Conservatives are completely failing to deliver the home upgrades families struggling to choose between heating and eating desperately need.”

“Labour’s Warm Homes Plan will upgrade hundreds of thousands of homes across our region to cut bills, lift local people out of fuel poverty and boost energy security, while creating good jobs and new opportunities for our local businesses.”