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The Government must commit to investing £10bn over the next five years to help ensure one million of England’s most deprived homes become energy efficient, according to SIGOMA.
Analysis reveals that currently, 12.6 million properties in England have an EPC Rating of D or below, with higher concentrations of these properties located in typically more deprived areas.
Currently, around 56 per cent of all dwellings in England have an EPC rating of D or below. Across Yorkshire and Humber, the figure stands at 63 per cent, with the West Midlands at 61 per cent and the North West at 59 per cent.
Further south, the figures drop considerably. In London the percentage of dwellings with EPC Band ‘D’ or below is 50%, while in the South East, it stands at 54 per cent.
Chair of SIGOMA, Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton, said an immediate investment of £10bn should be made available to provide retrofitting solutions that would help to improve the efficiency of 10 per cent of the most deprived households across England.
In 2019, the Conservative Manifesto promised £9.2 billion to improve the efficiency rating of all UK homes. However, the real estate company Savills estimates that the cost of decarbonising all homes in the UK could reach £300bn.
Improving the efficiency of homes is vital to reach the UK Government’s net-zero target and relieving the cost-of-living crisis for the most deprived households and communities.
Local authorities will be key to helping the Government achieve these targets, both in the enforcement of renting rules and assisting in the uplift of residential properties with energy efficient solutions.
As part of the manifesto scheduled to be launched next week, SIGOMA has laid out a series of policy priorities that the Government should adopt in order for all UK households to reach a minimum EPC rating of C by 2028:
Chair of SIGOMA, Cllr Sir Stephen Houghton, said: “The Government needs to act quickly if we have any hope of reaching the EPC target, which is now just five years away. Our proposal today sets out a clear strategy that can give our members the tools and support to uplift housing in some of the most deprived areas of the UK and put us on a clear path to achieving our net-zero objectives, while also helping to ease the cost-of-living crisis for the most deprived households and communities."
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