Council notes that in February in Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 1, 69 councils received a total of £179 million at an average of £2.6million per council to upgrade around 20,000 council house homes which are currently below Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C rating, helping to cut fuel bills for social housing tenants as well as delivering warm homes and reducing carbon emissions while supporting around 9,000 jobs in the green energy sector.
Council further notes that the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 is scheduled to open for bids in late August/early September 2022 with around £700 million available for distribution. Furthermore, council notes that the current stock condition survey of West Lancashire Borough Council housing stock is well advanced and that this will provide the information necessary relating to WLBC properties which are currently below Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C rating to make a detailed bid possible.
Council therefore instructs officers to prepare and submit an ambitious bid to the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 so that council tenants in West Lancashire in poorly insulated homes can benefit from upgrades to their properties in the same way as 20,000 tenants in other parts of England are already benefiting.
Minutes:
The following Motion was moved and seconded:
Council further notes that the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 is scheduled to open for bids in late August/early September 2022 with around £700 million available for distribution. Furthermore, council notes that the current stock condition survey of West Lancashire Borough Council housing stock is well advanced and that this will provide the information necessary relating to WLBC properties which are currently below Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C rating to make a detailed bid possible.
Council therefore instructs officers to prepare and submit an ambitious bid to the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 so that council tenants in West Lancashire in poorly insulated homes can benefit from upgrades to their properties in the same way as 20,000 tenants in other parts of England are already benefiting."
An Amendment to the Motion, which was presented on the screens, was moved and seconded in the following terms:
"That the following be inserted after the first paragraph of the Motion:
Council also notes that the launch of the government’s Review of Electricity Markets on Monday 18 July seeks to address the imbalance in costs of gas and electricity which is deterring conversion to heat pumps and other green household energy initiatives as the economic gain is currently marginal.
In addition, Council notes that work has already commenced with regards to including such initiatives as part of any future improvements in WLBC housing stock and commercial property assets."
With the agreement of the meeting, the mover and seconder of the Motion accepted the amendment.
A vote was taken on the Altered Motion, which was AGREED.
RESOLVED: A. That it be noted that in February in Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 1, 69 councils received a total of £179 million at an average of £2.6million per council to upgrade around 20,000 council house homes which are currently below Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C rating, helping to cut fuel bills for social housing tenants as well as delivering warm homes and reducing carbon emissions while supporting around 9,000 jobs in the green energy sector.
B. That it be noted that the launch of the government’s Review of Electricity Markets on Monday 18 July seeks to address the imbalance in costs of gas and electricity which is deterring conversion to heat pumps and other green household energy initiatives as the economic gain is currently marginal and that work has already commenced with regards to including such initiatives as part of any future improvements in WLBC housing stock and commercial property assets.
C. That it be noted that the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 is scheduled to open for bids in late August/early September 2022 with around £700 million available for distribution. Furthermore, it be noted that the current stock condition survey of West Lancashire Borough Council housing stock is well advanced and that this will provide the information necessary relating to WLBC properties which are currently below Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C rating to make a detailed bid possible.
D. That officers prepare and submit an ambitious bid to the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 so that council tenants in West Lancashire, in poorly insulated homes, can benefit from upgrades to their properties in the same way as 20,000 tenants in other parts of England are already benefiting.