Fixing Britain’s draughty homes could add almost £40bn to the economy by the end of the decade.
According to research by Citizens Advice, raising the minimum energy efficiency standards of Britain’s homes could have a profound impact beyond reducing bills and should be the government’s top priority.
Home heating bills could fall by £24bn if the efficiency of 13m homes was upgraded to at least an EPC C rating by 2030.
Meanwhile, warmer homes could help to avoid 6,000 winter deaths every year, with an economic benefit of £6.6bn, while the NHS would be saved around £2bn by lessening respiratory conditions.
Using less energy would translate into a £4bn saving on infrastructure, while a cut to air pollution from power plants would save £2.7bn.
