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Environmental News - Benn launches plan for one stop shop for greener homes


Homes across the country will have access to a one stop shop service to help make their homes greener, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn announced today.

The Green Homes Service will provide a single point people can contact for a home energy audit plus advice on how they can save water, reduce waste, green their travel, and connect to grants and offers from energy companies.


The Green Homes Service will:

  • Offer a green home health check – essentially an MOT for your home – providing advice on energy saving as standard but also on water saving, waste reduction and recycling and green travel options if desired;
  • Connect people with offers from energy companies for discounted or free energy saving products such as cavity wall and loft insulation, and offer a range of other financial support packages through programmes such as Warm Front;
  • Offer a range of financial support packages to householders;
  • Contact people buying and selling homes with poor energy ratings to connect them with grants, loans and financial packages to get the work done to improve the rating on their homes; and
  • Pilot a premium service for a green home makeover using trusted suppliers and minimising hassle for the householder.
Hilary Benn said:

“When it comes to cutting your carbon footprint, the old adage ‘there’s no place like home’ really is true. We need to make this as easy as possible for people to do. There’s a lot of help out there in the form of grants, advice, and other assistance, but it’s hard to know where to start.

“The Green Homes Service will cut through the confusion by providing a one stop shop, including a green MOT for your home and a green home makeover.  We’ll be backing this by making help and support available to even more households than in the past.”

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