MORE than £4 million of funding has been approved in a bid to make city homes more energy efficient.

Glasgow City Council’s city administration committee agreed to deliver £4.3 million in insulation measures to 776 homes both owner-occupied as well as those owned by private landlords.

This comes following the Scottish Government’s introduction of Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland; Area Based Schemes (HEEPS:ABS) in 2013.

The main objectives are to upgrade housing stock, tackle fuel poverty, reduce carbon emissions, support the local economy and sustainable local economic development align with the aims of the council’s Affordable Warmth programme - part of the city’s Housing Strategy.

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So far 11 projects have been identified in Glasgow to benefit from this funding in areas which feature non-traditional or hard to treat house types, properties that have missed out on the Glasgow Housing Association's investment programme, properties that are in the lowest Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation(SIMD) or are in Council Tax Band A-C and Tax Band D and in a certain condition.

In 2017, the Scottish House Condition Survey 2017 found that approximately 61,000 householders – 21 per cent of all homes - in Glasgow were fuel poor, with households spending more than 10 per cent of their disposable household income on fuel costs.

The work to be delivered will bring significant savings to people living in these homes every year, as it is estimated (by the Energy Saving Trust) that those living in terraced and semi-detached houses will save between £160 - £260 annually, with people in flats saving around £120 per year.

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The programme will deliver significant carbon reductions over its 25-year lifetime.

Councillor Kenny McLean, City Convener for Neighbourhoods, Housing and Public Realm, said: "Making homes in Glasgow more energy-efficient is good for the city in a number of ways: it helps those who are struggling to pay energy bills, reduces energy use, benefits the environment, and contributes to tackling climate change.

“The funding we have approved today expands the number of homes which have benefited from these measures.

"I look forward to the scheme continuing this very important work.”