Caithness councillors have agreed a 10% increase in their capital housing budget, bring it up to £2,253,000.
The investment will be used to carry out improvements to the housing stock across the county.
The councillors have identified fuel poverty as their number one concern.
A specific priority of the capital programme is improving heating and make homes more energy efficient, with over £1,300,000 of budget approved to replace the oldest and most inefficient heating systems.
A further £150,000 has been approved for one-off heating replacements.
Councillor Nicola Sinclair said it was impressive that staff had met repairs targets in spite of the extra demands of Covid-19.
“We have a plan in place to gather tenants’ views and as local members we’re very much aware of the need to accelerate the heating replacement programme as fuel poverty is front of our minds coming into winter.
“We all appreciate the efforts of our housing team in addressing this and look forward to continuing our close working relationship.”
Caithness councillors increase county’s housing budget to tackle fuel poverty
