Plymouth City Council is allocating £7m of government funding to spend on social housing.
About 725 homes in Plymouth are set to receive energy-saving improvements.It is part of a national scheme to improve energy performance and will include better insulation, double-glazing, solar panels and and air source heat pumps.Plymouth Community Homes , the largest social housing association in the city will receive £5.6m in grant funding and contribute a further £8.6m to ensure 600 of its homes receive energy upgrades over the next two years.
LiveWest will retrofit 125 homes, receive £1.5m and contributing a further £1.8m from their own funds. Properties will benefit from a range of measures including external wall insulation, cavity insulation and double glazing.Plymouth City Councillor James Stoneman, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Governance said: "Buildings are one of our largest contributors of carbon emissions and therefore this funding will be key to helping the council reach its 2030 net zero target."
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