Second homeowners in Cornwall urged to donate £400 energy rebate

Donate the Rebate organisers say 5.4m could be redistributed from uber-rich' to people in need

Second homeowners in Cornwall are being urged to donate their 400 government energy rebates to impoverished neighbours facing hardship this winter through a scheme launched on Friday and backed by business leaders, charities and politicians.

Those behind the Donate the Rebate scheme says that if every second homeowner in Cornwall took part, 5.4m could be re-distributed from the uber-rich", who would hardly notice the payment, to people who desperately need help in one of northern Europe's poorest regions.