British Gas announced plans this week to help 50,000 of the UK’s most vulnerable households with a free energy makeover.
The £10million scheme is set to improve the energy efficiency of these homes, with free energy assessments and home improvements designed to save them up to £250 a year on energy bills.
Speaking about the new initiative, British Gas’ managing director Phil Bentley said, ‘Improving energy efficiency in our homes is the quickest way to cut our bills and lower carbon emissions. And this initiative will particularly help our most vulnerable and hard-pressed families’.
Under the scheme, all British Gas’ customers over the age of 70 or on benefits should be eligible for the scheme.
To ensure the right households get the assistance they need, British Gas will work with charities like National Energy Action, Scope, the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) and the Money Advice Trust to ascertain who is most vulnerable.
All 50,000 households will get a free energy assessment which includes energy efficiency advice and tips on how to save money. There is also a free home insulation survey. Those who qualify will go on to receive their free energy makeover, which includes insulation and energy saving devices like standby savers electricity monitors.
Although the scheme is due to end on 31st December, British Gas expects to have completed it by mid September.
To find out more about the scheme, visit the British Gas website, britishgas.co.uk.
Sources:
http://www.energychoices.co.uk/british-gas-to-give-50000-households-free-energy-makeover-260710.html
www.britishgas.co.uk/
www.which.co.uk/
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/3255/
