Elderly and vulnerable people whose homes are in poor condition can get their walls insulated and their windows replaced free of charge. The warmer homes scheme is Ireland’s primary grant support scheme for households in energy poverty. Free energy efficiency upgrades are provided to vulnerable householders so their homes are warmer and cheaper to heat. An environmental expert who pioneered fuel poverty research in Ireland in Britain told the conference that tackling energy poverty was in everyone’s interest. “Tackling energy poverty makes for more comfortable, happier people, less physical and mental ill-health, better school attendance and fewer indebted households,” said Dr Brenda Boardman from Oxford University.

Source: Irish Examiner March 30, 2018 10:07 UTC