February’s cold snap has led Hampshire County Council to appeal to residents to apply for its free home insulation scheme.
Insulate Hampshire is offering free loft and cavity wall insulation to eligible residents across the county until March 31. The scheme aims to curb heat loss and save on residents' heating bills.
“If a home is not insulated, people will be paying dearly to keep it warm when the impact of a cold snap could be lessened,” said Councillor Ken Thornber, chairman of the Hampshire Senate, who oversee the scheme.
“I urge householders to apply for their free, no-obligation survey without delay so that they can seize the opportunity to reduce heat loss in their homes, keeping them warmer, and preventing their heating bill from being more expensive than it needs to be.”
Basingstoke currently has, according to latest Government figures, more than 6,000 households suffering from fuel poverty - where at least 10 per cent of the household income is put towards heating.
At the time of going to press the Met Office said the cold snap was likely to continue this week, and has issued a yellow alert across the South East warning of ice on roads, and freezing fog across the county.
