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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

UNBELIEVABLE: Hunt urged to commit extra 6bn a year to making uk homes energy efficient - The Untold Story

A thermal image photo of a badly insulated house, in which the white, red and yellow colour bands highlight significant heat loss due to poor insulation.
The coalition of charities and campaigners says an initial £5bn for home insulation and £3bn for the installation of heat pumps should be set aside. Photograph: Home Heat Helpline/PA

A coalition of charities and campaigners have demanded the chancellor funnel more funds into making Britain’s leaky housing stock energy efficient at next week’s budget to help cut bills and protect the environment.

In a letter to Jeremy Hunt, more than 20 organisations asked the government to set aside at least £6bn a year over the next decade to support an acceleration in insulating home and installations of heat pumps.

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