In the UK we have nearly 5 million households of the 25  million UK homes in fuel poverty.

In Southwark we have 10,139 or 9.2% of our 109,674 homes in fuel poverty.

In Dulwich and West Norwood we have 4,627 or 11.1% of the 41,748 homes in fuel poverty.

This is clearly too many. The governments Green Deal is meant to deal with this. It effectively enables people to borrow money for insulation etc to reduce their bills against the savings they’ll make.

But I still think we have a big gap where basic loft and cavity wall insulation needs to be made free for everyone. Many don’t have the skills to jump through the hoops required if they’re already entitled. Others just don’t need to individually. But nationally we need to reduce our dependence upon fuel imports and the national security issues it creates.

Does you loft need insulating – what’s stopping you?