Over 3 million households remain in fuel poverty as national retrofit funding shifts from allocation to frontline delivery
Mark Sait, CEO of SaveMoneyCutCarbon, the UK’s leading integrated decarbonisation delivery platform supporting public and private sector organisations nationwide, on why verified bill reduction will determine whether retrofit investment improves household comfort and affordability
Following one of the coldest winters in recent years, fuel poverty and heating anxiety remain pressing concerns for millions of UK households. Mark Sait, CEO of SaveMoneyCutCarbon, the UK’s leading integrated decarbonisation delivery platform supporting 2,000+ energy, water and carbon reduction projects nationwide, is available for interview on how large-scale retrofit investment can translate capital into measurable improvements in warmth, condensation control and sustained bill reduction.
Government data shows 13 percent of households in England were classified as fuel poor in 2023. At the same time, the energy price cap continues to sit well above pre-2021 levels, limiting household financial resilience. The Office for National Statistics has also reported significant excess winter mortality in colder seasons, with cold and damp housing conditions identified as contributing factors. The UK Health Security Agency has further linked low indoor temperatures to elevated respiratory and cardiovascular risk.
As retrofit funding accelerates across housing, the central issue becomes execution. The National Audit Office has previously highlighted that the effectiveness of energy efficiency schemes depends heavily on installation quality, sequencing, and oversight. Heating upgrades, insulation standards and ventilation design determine whether projected savings materialise in real-world conditions. Without verification and consistent standards, projected savings risk failing to translate into genuine bill reduction.
SaveMoneyCutCarbon delivers end-to-end decarbonisation programmes across housing and estates, combining technical audit, engineered retrofit design, structured financing and verified performance measurement. Its model is designed to ensure projected savings are measured against real-world outcomes, protecting both household confidence and capital deployment.
Mark Sait, CEO of SaveMoneyCutCarbon, can discuss:
• Why the recent winter has intensified heating anxiety and exposed structural weaknesses in UK housing stock
• How fuel poverty intersects with condensation, damp and health risk in older homes
• What must happen for retrofit investment to deliver measurable bill reduction rather than projected savings
• Why verified performance measurement is essential to protect consumers and sustain confidence
• What safeguards are needed to ensure retrofit finance improves comfort without compromising quality
About SaveMoneyCutCarbon
SaveMoneyCutCarbon is one of the UK’s largest integrated decarbonisation delivery platforms, helping organisations cut energy use, water consumption and carbon emissions through a single end-to-end model spanning audit, engineering, financing, nationwide installation and verified performance measurement.

Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Bury St Edmunds, the business has delivered 2,000+ energy, water and carbon reduction projects and partners with major financial institutions and utilities including Barclays, Santander, Lloyds and Anglian Water. Barclays invested in SaveMoneyCutCarbon in 2020 as the first deployment from its £175m Sustainable Impact Capital programme, and the two now collaborate to support Barclays Corporate Banking clients to reduce emissions and energy bills. The company has also delivered award-winning sustainability projects for the NHS.