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British Gas offering free cavity wall insulation to the over 60s

October 21, 2010 at 4:53 am

British Gas has announced that it is happy to give away £10 million worth of cavity-wall insulation to customers over the age of 60. This should come as a welcome relief to pensioners, who have made up one of the groups to have suffered the greatest from the effects of the recession, with their savings seeing little to no return after the drastic plummeting of interest rates.

The energy supplier has suggested that those customers who choose to take them up on their offer will be able to save around £110 a year on their energy bills and, in addition, will help to save the planet by reducing CO2 emissions.

A spokesperson for British Gas argued that “British Gas is leading the way in making Britain’s homes warmer and more energy efficient. We are the first energy supplier to offer free cavity-wall insulation to the over 60s nationwide and we have the fastest growing insulation business in the country”. However, with British Gas having spent both time and money in its bid to improve its public image in recent times, some cynics are likely to suggest that the move is aimed more at improving the company’s reputation, rather than helping the customers which it has often failed to support in the past by not making the most of lower wholesale energy costs in reducing consumers’ energy bills.

Despite the generosity of the offer, only houses that have cavity walls will be eligible for the deal, meaning that only around 7 million homes in the UK are likely to be able to qualify and take advantage of the scheme that would ultimately help them reduce the amount of wasted energy that escapes through walls.

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