To seek Executive’s approval to undertake a Warm Homes project to deliver low carbon heating and insulation works to properties within the housing stock that had an SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) rating of Band D or below.
That the inclusion of a budget allocation of £4,591,385 in the Housing Investment Programme, as set out in section 6.1 of the report, to enable delivery of low carbon heating and insulation works to 200 properties to improve the SAP rating to band C or above be approved.
Due to over-subscription, the co-funded grant from WHSHF to the Council was reduced to 140 properties (69%). An option was considered to only improve those 140 homes with the reduced grant, but in doing this, the target of 200 homes would not be met.
The Government set a 2030 target for social landlords to ensure all properties had an SAP rating of band C or above, which the Council committed to in its 30-Year Business Plan.
The Council also committed to improve the environmental performance of its homes whilst planned improvement works were delivered, which included works to retrofit properties during the next five years (2024-2029).
Maintaining the full scope of the project would help to meet these targets as well as improving energy efficiency, and the health, wellbeing and comfort of Council tenants in those homes.