Overview
- Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee branded the ECO-era programmes a catastrophic failure and called for a Serious Fraud Office referral.
- The National Audit Office found 98% of external wall insulation installations were defective, with MPs citing leaks, damp and mould in affected homes.
- Roughly 30,000 properties are believed to have defects, while the energy department disputes claims of widespread immediate safety risks.
- Many original installers have gone into administration, leaving homeowners facing repair costs that can exceed £250,000 against a £20,000 guarantee cap.
- Ministers say all affected properties are being audited at no cost, more than half of non-compliant homes identified so far have been remediated, ECO has been ended, and a new Warm Homes Plan with a proposed Warm Homes Agency is being introduced.