People who rent homes handed cheaper energy bills under new UK law
A new law for people who rent their homes could mean energy bills will be SLASHED. Under the Warm Homes Plan from the new Labour Party government, people who rent homes could have their bills cut amid the ongoing Cost of Living crisis.
The government is proposing private and social rented homes to have Energy Performance Certificate C or equivalent by 2030 - effectively cutting their consumption. MP Ed Miliband said: “We all know that the poorest people in our country often live in cold, draughty homes.
“It is a Tory legacy. It is a Tory scandal. It is a Tory outrage. This Government will not tolerate this injustice and we will end it. And because being Labour means we raise our sights to tackle injustice, we will go further and faster than promised in our manifesto: ensuring every rented home reaches decent standards of energy efficiency.
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“Warmer homes, lower bills, over one million people lifted out of fuel poverty. That’s the difference a Labour Government makes.” A statement from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said: "Over 1 million households are set to be lifted out of fuel poverty, as the government announces plans for the biggest potential boost to home energy standards in history. Families across the country are continuing to grapple with the consequences of high energy bills amid a cost-of-living crisis – with too many tenants exposed to a harsh daily reality of cold, draughty homes and expensive bills.
"Government intervention is now well overdue to transform living standards and deliver the safety and security of warmer, cheaper homes that are free from damp and mould." Mr Miliband said: “Onshore wind, solar power, offshore wind, nuclear, tidal, hydrogen, carbon capture – an armoury of clean power.
“Friends, I tell you this, while the Tories left us weak and vulnerable, this Labour Government will break the power of the petrostates and dictators over our energy policy.” He added: “We can, we must, we will take back control of our energy policy."