Time is running out for Carlisle residents to get free cavity wall and loft insulation.

Available on a first come, first served basis, it is estimated that around 60% of people in private housing in Carlisle District could qualify for the free insulation scheme.

Carlisle City Council is offering all privately owned or privately rented homes in Carlisle free cavity wall and loft insulation (where less than 50mm/2" exists).

'Improving Cumbria's Energy (ICE)' is run by Carlisle City Council and has been offering discounted insulation to thousands of homes in Cumbria for the last five years. ICE Winter is their most recent scheme offering free insulation for all privately owned or privately rented homes. In partnership with Bookmysurvey Ltd, the City Council have already managed to secure free insulation for around 1,200 homes.

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Cllr Ray Bloxham, Portfolio holder for Local Environment, said: "Thanks to our partnership arrangement with Bookmysurvey Ltd, we have attracted millions of pounds of external funding into the area and our residents are finding the internet booking particularly useful with almost a third booking their surveys online. Many thousands of residents are now living in warmer, healthier homes and we look forward to an ongoing productive partnership with BMS to continue to improve the lives of our residents."

(CD)