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Ref:PRHSP008 Date: 27th March 2023
Local homes will be warmer,greenerand more affordable thanks to £3.52 million government grant for Homes Plus
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Tenants in Staffordshire and Shropshire will benefit from a government grant to make their homes more energy efficient.
Funding from the Government's Help to Heat scheme will help housing association Homes Plus boost the energy efficiency of almost 400 homes, bringing the potential forbig savingson energy bills for households.
Thelandlordis investing in a programme of improvements to create warmer homes and lower heating bills for its customers. It has been announced that its project will be backed by a grant of up to £3.52 million as part of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2.1 from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, supporting home insulation and low carbon heating.
The project continues work that Homes Plus began last year, to improve its least energy-efficient homes.
Daniel Timmis, interim director of asset management said: "At a time when so many people have very real worries about rising energy bills, it is more important than ever that weare able tomake some of our older homes warmer and more energy efficient. This grant funding is vital to help us achieve that, through improvements including wall and loft insulation, draught proofing, underfloorinsulationand low carbon heating systems.
"We want to ensure that all our homes achieve a minimum rating of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C. This will mean that homes are warmer and more affordable to heat, making a positive difference to the lives of hundreds of our customers. It is also an important milestone towards the government'slonger-termtarget to make all homes net-zero-carbon."
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Background for editors
Homes Plus is a social landlord which owns more than 19,000 homes in Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Registered as a Charitable Community Benefit Society, Homes Plus is a Housing Plus Group company. The Group is a leading provider of quality, affordable homes and care services that customers can trust. Member companies also include Care Plus, Property Plus and Severn Homes.
With a vision to be a resilient organisation, making a positive difference to homes, lives and communities, Housing Plus Group employs around 950 people in Staffordshire and Shropshire. The growing Group is addressing the housing crisis locally, by building new homes for rent, shared ownership and outright sale. It has committed to delivering more hours of care and support for older people in their own homes and to creating new apprenticeship opportunities in the Group and its supply chain.
Housing Plus Group is inspired by the CLARITY values which are the foundations of its work: Communication, Learning, Accountable, Respectful, Inclusive, Trust and You.
Further information
Mara Hargreaves
Head of marketing and communications
Mobile (p): 07967 967 466
e:mara.hargreaves@housingplusgroup.co.uk
Clare Chick
Marketing and communications officer
Mobile (p): 07950 254 279
e:clare.chick@housingplusgroup.co.uk
Martin Farrow
CHANGEWORKS Communications
t: + 44 (0) 1785 247588
m: +44 (0)7771 970025
e: mfarrow@changeworkscom.co.uk