Levelling-up target areas would benefit doubly from national retrofit scheme, claims think tank

By Daniel Gayne2022-09-21T06:00:00

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IPPR advocates £7bn a year investment in upgrading homes

Areas in need of levelling up would gain twice as much benefit as London from a nationwide retrofit scheme, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

The centre-left policy think tank today published a report which lays out a 28-year plan to retrofit every one of England’s 24 million homes, an agenda it claims would reduce household bills by an average £430 each year.

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