Energy Efficiency in Social Housing Program

Improving the energy efficiency and liveability of older social housing dwellings can help residents save on their energy bills and deliver other benefits, including homes that are healthier and more comfortable to live in and have lower greenhouse gas emissions. 

The Victorian Government is partnering with the Australian Government and investing $209.4 million to improve the energy efficiency and liveability of social housing properties across Victoria. 

Energy efficiency upgrades are improvements to your home that help to reduce your energy use and your energy bills. They include:

• Changes to major appliances: Some homes have old major appliances that use a lot of energy and cost a lot to run (especially space and water heaters). Modern energy efficient appliances reduce the amount of energy you need to use, cost less to run and can improve comfort.
• Changes to your home: Some homes don’t have any or much insulation (especially older homes) and they can leak air to the outside. This means it’s harder and more costly to keep these homes warm in winter and cool in summer. Adding extra insulation and sealing gaps and cracks around doors, windows, helps maintain indoor temperatures, costing less to heat and cool.

 Read about it here.

https://www.homes.vic.gov.au/energy-efficiency-social-housing-program