Home Energy Efficiency

There are many people within our district who pay more than 10% of their income to heat their homes.  This is commonly known as fuel poverty.  Fuel poverty has a range of causes including inadequate thermal insulation, high fuel prices and low household income.

To help combat this, we offer Home Energy Efficiency Surveys.

Home Energy Efficiency Survey

This will help us determine what you could be entitled to in order to keep your home warm, reduce utility bills and reduce the amount of CO2 emissions.  The service is offered free of charge for all residents and involves a visit to your home by a trained home energy advisor. The advisor will produce a list of recommendations that, if acted upon, should improve the energy performance of your property and reduce your carbon emissions.

The recommendations may include:

• No cost changes to the way you use energy in your home
• Installing new energy savings devices, some of which the advisor may have available free of charge during the visit (dependent on need and availability)
• Referral to some of the available energy efficiency grant schemes should you meet the qualifying criteria.

On completion of the visit an information pack will be left with you which includes useful contact information and details of the groups and bodies mentioned during the visit.

To book a Home Energy Efficiency Survey, please contact Environmental Services - contact details below.

Other sources of assistance

Private Sector Housing - Offers loans to people in reciept of certain benefits to raise properties up to the Decent Homes Standard. Houses that fail decency due to therma efficiency may have measures such as insulation installed.

West Suffolk Local Strategic Partnership - Currently offers grants of up to £80 for those aged between 60 and 70 years and have a household income of less than £18,000 but are not in receipt of benefits. Call 0800 0288938.

Local Installers and Utility Providers - Offer discounted and in some cases free insultaion (subject to eligibility and availabilty).

Related links: Energy Saving Trust