Residents living in Tamworth have until the end of the year to sign up to have energy-saving loft and cavity wall insulation installed at their homes completely free of charge.

Since June last year, every single resident living in the Tamworth Borough Council area – whether a homeowner or renting property – has had the chance can get the insulation installed free of charge. The offer is open to everyone living in the borough, regardless of age or income and applicants do not need to be in receipt of benefit.

In that time, 2,400 measures – worth almost £1 million – have been installed in homes across Tamworth. This represents a saving of 56,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

But the scheme will close at the end of the year – and will not be extended. So with the colder weather on the way, Tamworth residents are being urged to sign up for the free insulation – or lose out.

The insulation measures are available through the HEAT freephone line. Anyone living in Tamworth who would like free loft and cavity wall insulation should call HEAT on 0800 043 2815. The work MUST be booked in with the insulation contractor by December 31, although it can be carried out after this date.

The offer is open to everyone living in Tamworth, but only where there is less than 100mm of existing insulation. The insulation measures are free for homes where the cavity is up to 120 square metres or 90 square metres for the loft. If a home is bigger, then the householder will have to pay the difference.