Fuel poverty: insulating solid wall homes

A cost-effective way of insulating solid wall homes in the Fens and north-west Norfolk. Fenland District Council, in partnership with King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council and a home improvement agency, has been managing an External Solid Wall Insulation pilot project for private sector housing. An objective was to see what efficiency savings could […]

Project alleviates rural fuel poverty

A PROJECT to alleviate fuel poverty has helped almost 200 households in one of England’s smallest counties. Households in fuel poverty are defined as those that spend more than 10% of their income on keeping warm. With 16% of the population in fuel poverty and a high proportion living in rural communities, Rutland is a […]