Decision details

Developing WarmZone to maximise future opportunities

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Government is changing the way in which assistance is given to people to improve the energy efficiency of their home. In October the national Green Deal will be launched which is intended to assist home owners to improve their home through financial assistance in the form of a loan or grant. To complement Green Deal finance additional (ECO) grant funding can be targeted on five designated low income areas as well as low income households in rural settlements of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants. The report outlines the types of assistance that are planned and the mechanisms that the Council may consider to support local delivery

Decision:

Resolved:     (a)       That the Council continues to support North Staffordshire Warm Zone to enable it to maximise the uptake of funds which will be on offer from the national Green Deal and ECO energy efficiency programmes.

 

(b)        That officers discuss the level of funding required with Warm Zone with a view to the funding being allocated as part of the Housing Capital Programme alongside the 2013/14 budget setting process.

 

Report author: Mike O'Connor

Publication date: 17/10/2012

Date of decision: 17/10/2012

Decided at meeting: 17/10/2012 - Cabinet

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