The Premier League star, who is said to be on 150,000 a week, applied for the work under Energy Companies Obligation system introduced by the Coalition last year <\/p>\n
A millionaire footballer got 10,000 worth of wall insulation for his mansion for FREE under a Government scheme while a frail 98-year-old widow was left to freeze in her home nearby . <\/p>\n
The Premier League star, who is said to be on 150,000 a week, applied for the work under the Energy Companies Obligation system introduced by the Coalition last year. <\/p>\n
Under the so-called energy efficient scheme, the football aces three-storey pad was classed as hard-to-treat, which meant he got all the work done for free as it would save on future bills. <\/p>\n
But the hard-up pensioner living on benefits in the same area in a three-bedroom semi was left out in the cold. <\/p>\n
A disgusted insulation firm boss called to work for the lady and then the footie star just 24 hours later explained: ECO is an umbrella scheme based on different pots of money paid out for homes which are hard-to-treat, in low-income areas and judged fuel poor. <\/p>\n
But the money available for the fuel poor has plummeted since December because energy companies have hit their targets on reducing carbon emissions. <\/p>\n
Contractors could earn 12,000 on a job which only cost 1,200 because the payment is based on future carbon saving at the property. <\/p>\n
But most of those suffering from fuel poverty are in small houses and are not going to make those kinds of savings on fuel emissions. <\/p>\n
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, went on to attack the ludicrous inequality of system. <\/p>\n
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