THE RETROFIT JOBS CRISIS
While Labour has pledged 240,000 green jobs by 2030, thousands of retrofit jobs are already being lost across the UK.
Industry surveys show 12,100 retrofit jobs have already been lost, with over 70,000 more estimated to be made redundant within the next 12 months.
Funding instability and increasingly complex delivery frameworks are making it harder for small and medium-sized retrofit businesses to participate in major programmes.
As delivery becomes concentrated among a smaller number of large Tier 1 contractors, many SMEs that previously delivered upgrades are losing access to work.
If the retrofit workforce disappears, the UK will lose the capacity needed to upgrade homes for fuel-poor households — meaning millions waiting for warmer homes will wait even longer.
Without the workers who deliver these upgrades, the UK will struggle to meet its energy efficiency and net-zero targets.
SMALL BUSINESSES BEING SHUT OUT OF DELIVERY
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SMEs are increasingly excluded from major delivery frameworks, concentrating work among a smaller number of large Tier 1 contractors.
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Stop-start funding cycles create instability, making it difficult for small retrofit businesses to plan, invest and retain skilled staff.
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Reduced funding for fuel-poverty upgrades risks shrinking the retrofit workforce, slowing the upgrade of homes that need it most.