Almost 7,000 homes waiting up to two years for home energy retrofitting

The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme — aimed at low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty — has seen delays “largely driven by Covid-related issues”, Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has said. Photo: Julien Behal

There are just under 7,000 homes waiting for improvements under the Government’s Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme, with the average waiting time for households on the scheme stretching well over two years.

The initiative — aimed at low-income households who are most at risk of energy poverty — has seen delays “largely driven by Covid-related issues”, Environment Minister Eamon Ryan has said. Mr Ryan said a number of actions were being taken to reduce this backlog, including almost tripling the budget for the project this year.