NAO report into faulty insulation: comment

Comment on NAO report into fault insulation installed as part of the Government's Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme

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By Jess Ralston

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Commenting on the National Audit Office's (NAO) report [1] on faulty insulation installed as part of the Government's Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme which is expected tomorrow, Jess Ralston, Energy Analyst at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) said:

"People's homes and lives have been damaged by these faulty installations, many living in fuel poverty, and lots have faced very difficult times as a result. There has clearly been a lack of proper regulation going back many years, but this Government now has an opportunity to bring in proper standards in the Warm Homes Plan.

"The majority of households that have benefitted from insulation schemes have lower bills and warmer, healthy homes, particularly during the early years of the gas crisis when the UK’s poor quality housing stock was one of the reasons we were so badly hit compared to other European countries."


Notes to editors: 

1. The NAO's investigation into energy efficiency installations under the Energy Company Obligation is due to be released on the 14th October 2025 - https://www.nao.org.uk/work-in-progress/investigation-into-energy-efficiency-installations-under-the-energy-company-obligation/

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