Gateshead Warm Zone completed its first full year of operations at the end of February 07.

In that time the residents of Gateshead have benefited from more than £2 million investment in their homes to make them warmer and more energy efficient and the Warm Zone team have also been able to pull in an extra £400,000 per year in unclaimed benefits for the residents of Gateshead.

What we’ve done:

• Visited 26239 homes
• Carried out 21067 assessments
• Surveyed 13384 homes
• Installed energy efficiency measures in 9996 homes
• Pulled in £400,000 extra in benefits for the residents in Gateshead.

Over the next 12 months our teams of assessors will be visiting :

• Dunston Hill and Whickham
• Wardley & Leam Lane
• Lamesley
• Chopwell & Rowlands Gill
• Windy Nook & Whitehills
• Chowdene

The people who we have helped so far have been delighted with our work:

98.2% of properties that had quality assurance checks carried out were happy with the work and 97.1% of those that took part in the telephone survey, after the work was completed, were delighted too.

Watch this page for the latest news from the Warm Zone and to find out when we plan to visit your home.

To contact Gateshead Warm Zone please call the team on 0191 477 1919.

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