Warmer Homes London launches to save Londoners money

The Mayor of London and London Councils have launched Warmer Homes London, a new programme which promises to “transform the approach to making the capital’s homes warmer and more energy efficient and reducing Londoners’ energy bills.”

Warmer Homes London (WHL) will

“forge bolder ways to upgrade London’s homes as part of the retrofit revolution.” It is being rolled out in partnership with boroughs and housing associations to make homes all over London “warmer, cheaper to run and more energy efficient.”

The mayor has pledged almost £10 million over four years through the scheme which will, for the first time, offer a central hub for green housing funding and information. Until now, boroughs were expected to apply for funding individually, led by the government’s funding rounds. This led to costs and long-term uncertainty.

WHL will replace that with a “one-London approach” as it forms a closer link to the government, allowing it to provide “reliable, long-term funds to boroughs.” This will offer the certainty to boroughs that they will be able to progress retrofit works in their area. The new hub will also enable a more co-ordinated approach with the government “increasing bargaining power with Ministers and enabling homes to be improved at a larger scale and faster pace.”

It hopes to help thousands of Londoners save money on their energy bills, funding energy-efficient measures including insulation, replacing fossil fuel heating, and introducing heat pumps.  Social landlords (organisations such as local authorities and housing associations who provide affordable housing for rent without a profit), low-income owner occupiers and low-income private tenants, can all access the opportunity to take part in the scheme, ensuring that the most vulnerable will benefit.

“Londoners have been struggling for years with sky-high energy bills,” The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said. “Warmer Homes London will help Londoners save money on their bills by making their homes more energy efficient and cheaper to heat. By working in close collaboration with local councils and housing associations, Warmer Homes London will enable us to upgrade more homes, and do it more quickly avoiding unnecessarily long wait times for home improvement works.”

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