BARNSLEY plumbing and heating installers are helping fit thousands of new boilers, free of charge, as part of a new government scheme.
YGI Ltd and Bumford Heating Ltd are among 100 installers across the UK to join the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme aiming to make households more energy efficient.
Funding will pay for energy efficiency improvements within vulnerable households, where residents receive benefits and currently spend more than 10 per cent of their income on fuel.
Noel Ferguson, managing director at YGI Ltd - based at the Burton Road Business Centre in Barnsley - said: "The ECO scheme can help people who are fuel poor and vulnerable, such as pensioners and young families.
"Rising fuel prices are a real issue for anyone on a lower income. Helping people heat their homes more efficiently will in turn reduce their heating bills."
The new scheme applies to households within the UK and supports anyone with annual incomes below £15,910 living in energy poor homes.
The scheme is restricted to private sector tenants and those living in private housing. Beneficiaries must be receiving certain benefits and tax credits, such as pension credit, child tax credit, income support or a disability premium.
