Millions of British families facing fuel poverty this winter will not qualify for free insulation under a £1 billion energy efficiency scheme announced by the Government last week.
Rising fuel prices mean that 5.4 million households are having to spend more than 10 per cent of their income on energy, so-called fuel poverty. The Government said last week that as many as 11 million low-income households would qualify for free insulation under the scheme, but industry insiders have told The Times that this figure is highly misleading.
For example, any home with more than 60mm of existing loft insulation will not qualify for the scheme. The recommended standard is 270mm. Nor will most homes built before the 1930s, which are unsuitable for cavity wall insulation. Recently built homes that have loft and cavity wall insulation are also unlikely to qualify.
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