ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION

Welcome & Introduction.
What works/doesn’t work & why?

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

Background and Context

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

South East Regional Housing Board

Regional Housing Strategy
 Key proposals

Regional Housing Strategy
Private Sector Housing

Research

The Regional Housing Board’s
Top priority

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

The location, nature and extent of poor housing conditions in the private sector

Introduction

Terms of Reference

Location (1) - Regional

Location (2) - Rural

Key Findings of the Survey – Non-decent homes

Vulnerable Households in Non-decent homes (1)

Vulnerable Households in Non-decent homes (2)

Financial Implications

Financial Implications (2)

Delivering the service – Local Authority PS Housing Renewal Strategies

Delivering the service (2)

Conclusions (1)

Recommendations (2)

Conclusions 3

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

Energy Efficiency, the Housing Health and Safety Rating System, and Decent Homes

Introduction

Currently…

Background – Housing fitness

Grounds for unfitness – EHCS 2001

But since April 2006…

As a result

In addition..

As of June 2006

Case study – Medway Council

Unfitness

Grounds for unfitness

HHSRS

Top ten HHSRS Category 1 hazards

Decent Homes Standard

Comparison by dwelling number

So for Medway…

Available Resources

LA funding for 2006 - 2008

Conclusions

Conclusions

Conclusions

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

Reaching the Client

Key Policy Factors  - Reaching the Client

What do LAs use to reach Clients?

Warm Front

Warm Front Scheme

Who Can Access Warm Front?

Who Can Access Warm Front?

Warm Front  and Targeting Fuel Poverty (Tom Sefton)

Warm Front  and Targeting Fuel Poverty (Tom Sefton)

Actually reaching Clients

Energy Efficiency Commitments (EEC)

Energy Efficiency Commitments (EEC)

LAs and EEC

LA Grants

LA Grants

Summary

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

The
 Brighton & Hove Energy Action Partnership

Why we established the Partnership

What we needed

What we needed

How our Managing Partner
was selected

Development of our Energy Efficiency grant programme

Innovative elements of our Energy Efficiency Grant Programme

What we have achieved to date

Recent & future developments

Thank You for Your Time

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

Supporting Local Authorities
 
Coldbusters

An initiative that …

Coldbusters provides a local authority with a complete package

Cont.

Fully manages the clients on behalf of the Local Authority

What a LA has to do

Coldbusters - Benefits

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION

ACHIEVING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
OF EXISTING PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSING STOCK IN
 THE SOUTH EAST REGION