Improvement work has been completed on 500 properties in a social housing decarbonisation project in Coventry.

Last year Citizen announced it was successful in wave two of the Government's social housing decarbonisation fund alongside Coventry City Council to carry out energy efficiency works to 2,000 homes across the city.

The housing association worked with the council to submit a bid to the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and were successful in receiving a £23.8m grant and Citizen is funding a further £44m to create a £67.6m investment. The money is being spent on energy efficiency improvement works to bring the homes up to an energy rating of a C.

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Carbon emissions from domestic properties are the biggest contributors to the city’s carbon footprint (30 per cent of total) so investment to make homes more energy efficient not only reduces energy bills but helps to reduce emission too.

Once the energy efficiency works are completed, they reduce the potential for mould growth and reduce the amount of energy the property consumes to keep it a comfortable temperature.