2026 report finds a statistically significant green premium is locking low-income households out of energy-efficient homes in Leeds, and sets out targeted measures to make the net-zero transition fair Leeds, July 2026. A new Leeds Policy Institute (LPI) report examines whether low-income earners in Leeds can access energy-efficient homes, set against the city's net-zero target and some of the oldest housing stock in the country. Drawing on a panel of 482 Leeds neighbourhoods

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