Mayor of London commits further £43m to help upgrade fuel poor city homes

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City Hall estimates one-in-ten households in the capital are struggling to afford to pay their energy bills and heat their homes during the winter months
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City Hall estimates one-in-ten households in the capital are struggling to afford to pay their energy bills and heat their homes during the winter months

Fresh injection into Warmer Homes programme aimed at helping 45,000 fuel poor London households install heat pumps, solar panels, insulation and other green upgrade measures

Londoners living in draughty, inefficient homes are being encouraged to apply for City Hall grants to help pay for green upgrades such as heat pumps installations, home insulation, solar panels, draughtproofing...

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