Gisela Stuart MPWorking hard for Bartley Green, Edgbaston, Harborne and Quinton

Warm Front delivers a fairer deal // August 26th, 2009 // Constituency News, Uncategorized

Gisela Stuart has welcomed major improvements to the Government’s Warm Front Scheme, which has helped nearly two million households across the country to make their homes warmer, healthier and cheaper to heat.

The changes are part of the Labour Government’s drive to tackle fuel poverty and deliver more value for money for customers of the popular scheme.  Under the new arrangements, there will be greater competition between contractors who carry out heating and insulation work for Warm Front, which will help ensure lower installation costs for customers.  There will also be improvements to the inspection process and a tougher regime to deal with contractors whose work doesn’t come up to standard.

The Government are also boosting the value of grants available under the scheme, after concerns that the rising cost of installing heating and insulation meant that many works were no longer fully covered by a Warm Front grant.  Eligible households can now receive up to £3500 - up from £2700 under the old rules.

Gisela said:

“Warm Front has made a real difference to people in this constituency and across the country, helping to make their homes warmer and slashing the cost of their fuel bills.

I’m pleased that the Government has acted quickly to address the problems caused by rising installation costs, so that people can continue to benefit from this vital scheme.”

For more information on Warm Front, please visit their website here.

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