A further 120 council-owned homes have been brought up to date with a range of energy efficient measures which will help tenants manage their energy bills.
Measures such as insulation, solar panels, and air source heat pumps have been installed where appropriate with the work being paid for by the council partially match funded with a grant from Wave 2.1 of central government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF).
The first phase of 2.1 was completed in December and work on phase two of Wave 2.1 is already in progress, with the council set to improve the energy efficiency of a further 180 of its homes in 2025.
This work is part of the wider multi-million pound SHDF project to help keep tenants warm in winter and cool in the summer through the installation of energy efficient measures. In total 425 council homes will benefit from the project.
Wave 1 has already seen the project decrease the total CO2 emissions of 125 properties by just under 295 tonnes per year, which is the equivalent to approximately 1.3 million miles of driving or 500 passengers’ roundtrip flights to Munich.
Cllr Rebecca Shoob, Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness, said: “It is fantastic to see the SHDF programme continuing to build momentum and to hear such positive feedback from tenants who have taken part.
“The wellbeing and comfort of our tenants is paramount and we look forward to working with more tenants in 2025.”