Wakefield warm homes fund helps local households stay warm and save on energy bills by installing insulation and modern heating systems. The scheme supported upgrades to inefficient or missing heating, reduced carbon emissions and created healthier, more energy-efficient homes.
This scheme supports Wakefield Council’s ongoing Home Energy Efficiency Improvement Programme, which already helps households through the fuel poverty fund. As part of the Getting Building Fund, this scheme offered extra upgrades to help homes save energy and stay warm.
It included:
The aim is to reduce energy bills and make homes warmer, safer, and healthier. These upgrades will also lower carbon emissions, helping West Yorkshire reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2038.
This scheme delivered:
This project was completed in January 2023.
The Getting Building Fund is a government-backed investment programme designed to accelerate "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects that create jobs and boost economic recovery. In September 2020, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority received £52.6 million to deliver 15 projects across the region.
These projects aim to:
By the end of the programme, the following results are expected:
