At least 54,000 homes in the UK will not now be insulated as a result of changes to energy bills, the Labour Party has claimed.
It follows the government's decision to remove some of the green levies from bills in December 2013. One of the levies - the energy company obligation (ECO) - pays for efficiency measures in vulnerable households. The government said consumers would still benefit from ECO, which has now been extended over a longer period. Labour's figures were compiled from 146 local authorities in Britain which replied to a freedom of information request. The data shows that 49 energy improvement schemes have been scrapped or put on hold, as a result of the changes. "Thousands of households will be left in the cold because of the government's dirty deal with the energy companies," said Caroline Flint, Labour's shadow energy secretary.....Read more here