We are pleased to announce that the MS Society has joined the Energy Bill Revolution alliance, for warm homes and lower bills.
The Energy Bill Revolution is calling on the Government to use the money it gets from carbon taxes to make our homes super-energy efficient. This is the only permanent way to drive down energy bills and end fuel poverty.
From next year the Government will be collecting over £2 billion in carbon tax every year, rising to £4 billion by 2020 and £7 billion by 2027. Recycled back into energy efficiency programmes, this would be enough to super-insulate more than 600,000 homes a year, bringing 9 out of 10 homes out of fuel poverty. It could also quadruple carbon emission savings from households compared to the government’s new energy efficiency policies and create up to 200,000 more jobs – exactly what we need to support the UK’s economic recovery.
Interim Director of Policy and Campaigns Nick Rijke said:
“People with MS can be particularly sensitive to changes in temperature, which can exacerbate symptoms, so it’s vital that people can afford to regulate the temperature in their homes. This campaign recommends sensible and sustainable measures that the government must take to help.”
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