Transcript South Tyneside Warm Zone

South Tyneside Warm Zone
Contents
• What is South Tyneside Warm Zone?
• Aims and Objectives
• How does the Warm Zone work ?
• Results So Far
• Current Criteria
• How you can help
• Summary & questions
South Tyneside Warm Zone
• A 2 year not-for-profit partnership:
South Tyneside Council, the BEST group,
Scottish & Southern Energy, WZL and others
• Aims: To tackle fuel poverty; improve energy
efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in a
systematic way within Private Housing
• Delivering home insulation with integrated
benefits advice and energy efficiency advice
Objectives
• Reducing fuel poverty in South Tyneside
• Delivering warmer, healthier homes
• Tackling climate change (cost effectively)
• Improving private sector decent homes standards
• Improving social and economic inclusion
• Increasing climate change awareness/engagement
The Warm Zone delivery mechanism
1) Marketing / awareness raising
2) Doorstep assessment questionnaires
3) Analysis & qualification for free measures
In target
homes
across the
borough
4) Inform non-qualifiers of ‘Able to Pay’ offer
5) Survey & installation of physical measures
6) Delivery of ‘soft’ measures for all (benefits & EE)
7) Detailed performance reporting & learning
South Tyneside Warm Zone
Achievements to April 2010
• 7221 Cavity wall or Loft insulation
Measures installed in 5986 homes
• Benefit entitlement checks have
brought income gains in excess of
£538,356
New Criteria
• Cavity Wall Insulation FREE FOR ALL
• Loft Insulation FREE for
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On Benefits
Over 60’s
Under 6’s
Fuel Poor ( as calculated by STWZ)
Health Criteria
All others £99 or £149
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subject to survey maximum meterage
Questions?
• How Can we help you get the best from
these services?
• How can you help us?
• Any questions?