Subsidy cuts 'could see 90 per cent decline in insulated properties'
28 December 2011
The number of UK
households which could get help from the government for insulation
projects could drop by 90 per cent in the next year, it has been
claimed.
Labour has suggested that a total of 19,142 properties will see the
benefit of government subsidy schemes in 2011 to 2012, which is
around 91 per cent less that the previous year, the Press
Association reports.
Shadow energy secretary Caroline Flint said that according to these
current trends, many homeowners could be left without aid from
official bodies.
Ms Flint added: "This government is so out of touch that when
families are facing record energy bills and a bitter winter, it has
cut help for people trying to do the right thing and make their
homes more energy efficient."
She continued that the most effective way for property owners to
cut their energy bills is to invest in eco-friendly
solutions.
A spokesperson from the Department of Energy and Climate
Change commented that there will be fewer installations as a result
of a reduced budget for insulation means.
This follows the news that the High Court deemed the cut in solar
panel feed-in tariffs as "legally flawed" at a recent
hearing.
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