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A plan to combat rising energy bills, unemployment and global warming has been announced by prime minister Gordon Brown.
Thousands of people are to receive training to become insulation installers and draught-proofers, both roles which boost buildings' energy efficiency.
Mr Brown made the announcement in Brussels, where he was at a summit to explain his bank rescue plan to other European leaders.
He said: "We are expanding in a very radical way our insulation and draught-proofing central- heating provision for the elderly and other people in our country. We are training large numbers of additional people to do that work in insulation."
Earlier this year he announced plans to offer free or discounted insulation to all homes that needed it in a bid to cut energy bills and fuel poverty.
Yesterday he said the training plan was just "one example of how we can combine to meet the challenges of climate change and cut people's gas and electricity bills and create the opportunities for work and training for that work".
Heating the home is one of a household's biggest energy expenditures and insulation is considered one of the best ways of reducing the amount of energy this process uses.
The Energy Saving Trust recommends loft insulation should be 270 millimetres thick.
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