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<p>The Government is committed to meeting its legally binding target to help as many
fuel poor homes as reasonably practicable reach energy efficiency Band C by 2030,
with interim targets on Band E by 2020 and Band D by 2025.</p><p>This Government has
also set a specific goal of insulating 1 million homes by the end of this Parliament,
in line with our commitments on fuel poverty.</p><p>A reformed domestic supplier obligation
(ECO) from April 2017 will upgrade the energy efficiency of well over 200,000 homes
per year. This will help to tackle the root cause of fuel poverty and continue to
deliver on our commitment to help 1 million more homes this Parliament. We are providing
support for households to improve their energy efficiency through the new supplier
obligation, which will run for 5 years.</p><p>Our extension of the Warm Home Discount
to 2020/21 at current levels of £320m pa will alsohelp households who are at most
risk of fuel poverty with their energy bills.</p>
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