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Mini-Budget: Recovery begins at home
It’s great that the chancellor wants to upgrade our draughty homes, but the money will barely touch the sides.
By
Hanna Wheatley
08 July 2020
It’s reassuring to see that the chancellor has put home energy efficiency front-and-centre of his green jobs plan in today’s mini-Budget. But while the £3bn announced by the government for their green jobs package will kickstart the rollout of home upgrades, we’re going to need a lot more investment to make the benefits of retrofitting widespread. £3bn is just one third of what the government committed to in their 2019
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