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The home improvement scheme making some people homeless

Residents struggling to pay £20,000-plus bills for forced retrofits of their homes are finally to get more help

Jul 22, 2025
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“I just want to share that I'm not a full-time revolutionary. I’m really just a person trying to navigate through all this chaos that seems to touch every part of my life. It can be pretty overwhelming…”

Aga is clearly at her wit’s end. A public sector worker, she has taken on two jobs for several years to realise her dream o…

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