Issue - meetings

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.

A report was submitted which outlined the types of assistance that were planned and the mechanisms that the Council could consider to support local delivery regarding the development of WarmZone.

The Government was changing the way in which assistance was given to people to improve the energy efficiency of their home.  In October the national Green Deal would be launched which was 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 could be targeted on five designated low income areas as well as low income households in rural settlements of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants. 

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.