Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
The Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group has urged the government to enhance energy efficiency investment as a permanent solution to high energy bills, which can save households over £500 a year on their energy bills.
Energy bills are set to rise to £2,000 per year which risks increasing fuel poverty by 50 per cent, to six million households.
The EEIG is calling for additional support for vulnerable households to prevent a fuel poverty emergency, including expanding the Warm Homes Discount and maintaining the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) levy, that funds insulation measures for low-income households. This is on top of calls for a new £3.6 billion grant or subsidy scheme, open to all other households to insulate their home – ensuring effective delivery and learning lessons from previous schemes.
The organisation also urges the government to accelerate the investment programme to bring all homes up to Band C on an Energy Performance Certificate. They point out that bringing the least energy efficient homes up to this level of efficiency can save them over £500 per year. This would mean an aggregate saving of £7.8 billion per year.
Sarah Kostense-Winterton, chairman on the EEIG, said: “The cost-of-living crisis is being driven by soaring gas prices. A permanent solution to lower bills is through reducing demand through energy efficiency measures. Emergency short-term measures for the most vulnerable households are crucial in the short-term, but it’s fundamental for the government to simultaneously focus on the long-term through accelerating green homes measures to avoid futures crises. Green home retrofits have significant social, environmental and economic co-benefits, and stand out as a ‘no regrets’ solution to the energy crisis, climate crisis, and levelling up agenda.”
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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