A year ago Gateshead Council agreed to set up the Gateshead Warm Zone which aims to reduce fuel poverty by increasing household energy efficiency. It also aims to improve social inclusion and health and well-being of Gateshead residents.
Staff are now in place to assess each property in the Borough and survey those that may need energy efficiency measures. They also order contractors to carry out work to install cavity wall insulation and loft insulation. A small team of benefit screeners and assessors has recently been set up.
By the end of July 2006, 13,614 assessments had been conducted in Felling, Saltwell, Dunston and Teams, Bridges, Lobley Hill and Bensham and Deckham wards. The next ward to be tackled in October is Pelaw and Heworth. Eventually, the whole Borough will be surveyed.
This work has resulted in 3,519 insulation measures being installed including 1036 cavity wall insulations and 2248 loft insulations.
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