Free home energy survey for Allerdale residents
Residents of Allerdale are being offered a free home energy
survey to help them understand what they can do to have a warmer
home this winter.
Allerdale Borough Council, in partnership with the Cumbria
Affordable Warmth Partnership and e.on, is offering residents an
energy survey of their property, with a follow-up report that will
identify opportunities in the home that may help them save money.
Residents will be given advice about how to insulate their home and
how to improve their heating, along with details of renewable
energy options that may be suitable for their property.
When the survey report is complete, the homeowner will be
provided with a no-obligation written quotation for the
energy-saving measures for their home. In all cases, the survey
will ensure that householders are given access to any free and
discounted schemes that will help insulate their homes and in many
cases, for those who are in receipt of benefits, such as pension
credit, the works will be free of charge.
Residents in Wigton will have information packs dropping through
letterboxes in November, inviting them to take part in the project,
closely followed by other areas of Allerdale.
Councillor Carni McCarron-Holmes, Allerdale Borough Council’s
Executive member with responsibility for housing, said: “Last
winter was one of the coldest on record with temperatures dropping
to minus 19 degrees Celsius in some areas of Cumbria. As autumn
turns to winter, residents in Allerdale are being encouraged to
ensure that they and their properties are prepared. We are
all more likely to feel the chill in winter, but cold weather can
lead to more serious health problems such as heart attacks, strokes
or pneumonia. By staying warm, you can stay healthy and well.
“The Council is encouraging residents to take up this offer. In
particular, we wish to see the homes of those on low incomes,
elderly residents, or those with cold related illness and other
vulnerable groups, having a survey that could result in helping
them keep warm and save money on energy bills this winter.”
Project workers will be clearly visible wearing high visibility
jackets that will show the Allerdale Borough Council, Cumbria Warm
Homes and contractors logos; they will also carry identification
cards relating to the project.
The project is not available for social housing tenants. For
more information on energy saving these homes, residents should
contact their housing provider.
tom Barlow the Affordable Warmth Project Development Officer for
Cumbria added: “We have recently seen some of the biggest hikes in
energy prices and these will start to bite when the coldest months
arrive and the heating bills start to mount up. This project offers
a great opportunity for local people to take practical measures to
try to offset these increases and save money”
For more information, home owners and tenants call the free
telephone number 0800 328 8419 or apply online at www.cumbriawarmhomes.org.uk.