"From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground."
"Nearly 30,000 homeowners are stuck in unsafe conditions and facing massive bills after a government efficiency scheme resulted in what a group of MPs have termed an abject failure. The government-backed ECO scheme was set up in 2022 to allow vulnerable or low-income households in the UK to take up home improvements like insulation, heat pumps and solar panels through grants."
"Katie Barrett, 51, said a botched insulation job at her East Sussex home has left her with no quality of life. I got signed off from work six months afterwards because my health has got so much worse and I'm not well enough to work, she told The Independent. The personal tutor had work carried out in February 2024 after applying through the ECO scheme. Nearly two years later, she faces a bill of more than 40,000 to undo the shoddy work."
The Independent funds reporting without paywalls and sends journalists to cover issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, relying on donations to sustain investigations and documentaries. A government-backed ECO scheme launched in 2022 aimed to provide grants for vulnerable and low-income UK households to install insulation, heat pumps and solar panels. Four years later, widespread poor-quality work and alleged oversight failures—funded largely via an energy bill levy—have left nearly 30,000 homeowners in unsafe conditions facing large bills. One homeowner, Katie Barrett, faces more than £40,000 to undo botched insulation that harmed her health.
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