Chris Huhne

MP Celebrates Two Thousand Warmer Homes in Eastleigh

Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne welcomed the news that more than two thousand homes in Eastleigh had benefited from the Warm Front Scheme to increase energy efficiency and cut energy bills, saving between £300 and £600 a year.

Warm Front provides contributions of up to £2,700 towards insulation and gas heating measures and £4,000 towards oil for the elderly, disabled and low income families. Warm Front also provides free benefit entitlement checks, and has raised weekly incomes by £24 in Eastleigh households.

Chris Huhne said:”As winter bears down hard, I am deeply concerned about those increasingly burdened by higher energy bills.”

“Energy efficiency measures are vital to tackling climate change, but they also make a real and immediate difference to household income. I am determined that we should end fuel poverty in Eastleigh, and I welcome schemes such as Warm Front that contribute to this end.”

Residents can check their eligibility for the Warm Front scheme by calling 0800 316 6014.

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For further information on the Warm Front scheme contact: Anne Toms on anne.toms@eaga.com or 0191 247 3840.

Note to editors

1.eaga plc is a green support services and outsourcing company. It is also the UK‘s largest residential energy efficiency provider.

1.eaga was established in Newcastle in 1990 and operates across the UK and in the Republic of Ireland, India and Canada. It employs over 4,500 people.

2.eaga works in partnership with central and local Government, all six major energy suppliers, local authorities, social housing providers and is increasing its share of the able-to-pay private market.

3.Since its inception, eaga has made a positive difference to over 5 million disadvantaged households across the UK, by installing energy efficiency insulation and central heating.

4.eaga holds the contract to deliver the £1.5 billion Warm Front programme in England, the cornerstone of the government’s target to eliminate fuel poverty.

5.eaga is committed to co-ownership and is one of only a handful of UK organisations where every employee with over a year’s service is entitled to a share in the success of the business.

6.Since 2000, eaga has invested over £3 million in the independent eaga Partnership Charitable Trust which funds research into solutions to fuel poverty.