Council awarded £2.5m in push to make homes more energy efficient
A council has been awarded £2,493,000 by the Government to fit energy-efficiency measures to hundreds of council flats in the borough.
The funding will allow Lambeth council to carry out retrofitting works to 251 flats and houses in the borough in an attempt to tackle fuel poverty and reduce carbon emissions.
The improvements will prioritise wall and loft insulation, and window and door replacements before air source heat pumps and solar panels are fitted.
The funding is part of a £6.2million retrofitting project in Lambeth, which began in 2021.
The project is focused on social housing flats and houses on the Blenheim Gardens Estate, Caldwell Gardens Estate and the Tivoli Road area, set to be completed in March 2026.
The funding comes from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNEZ) as part of their Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) to improve homes across the UK.
Councillor Rezina Chowdhury, cabinet member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air, said: “We are prioritising work that will have a meaningful impact on peoples’ lives by making sure their homes are warmer in the colder months and cooler in the summer.”
Pictured top: Flats in Lambeth (Picture: Lambeth council)
