North Yorkshire Council is hoping to receive more than £60m in government funding to make social housing and homes occupied by vulnerable families warmer and more energy efficient.
North Yorkshire Council is set to receive millions of pounds in government funding for two major energy-efficiency projects. The funding will be used to upgrade both privately owned and social housing, aiming to reduce fuel poverty and carbon emissions.
The first grant, the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WHLG), will provide up to £9.5 million per year for three years to upgrade privately owned homes for low-income households. The funding will be used for insulation measures, air source heat pumps, and solar panels.
Councillor Greg White, executive member for managing our environment, has welcomed the funding:
The second grant is for the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3. The council has bid for £34 million in grant funding and will contribute £28.9 Million in match funding. It is waiting to hear if it has been successful. The funding will be used to retrofit 2,700 properties over the next three years to a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C standard. This project aligns with the council’s ambition to improve 4,500 homes to EPC C within the next five years.
Executive member for housing, Councillor Simon Myers says the money would make a big difference to families in North Yorkshire.
Councillor Myers, added:
“This a real opportunity for our residents particularly, our most vulnerable residents, to tackle what we know is a scourge across North Yorkshire which is fuel poverty.
“The fact is that so many of our residents live in pre-1970s housing that has very little insulation, so this is a real positive for our residents which will leads to warmer homes and smaller heating bills.”
Cllr Myers said the two funds together would equate to a £90m investment in energy efficient measures.
He added:
“That means skilled jobs, it means well-paid jobs, it means an opportunity for our young people to develop the skills that are going to be needed in this sector for 30 years.
“Providing the government gives us the money we’ve asked for; this is a real win-win for North Yorkshire residents.”
Both projects aim to help the council achieve its climate change goals. The WHLG will contribute to the reduction of the council’s carbon emissions by providing energy performance upgrades to homes heated by various fuel types. The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund will support the council’s Climate Change Strategy by retrofitting commercial, community, and residential properties.
The council has highlighted the importance of these projects in supporting vulnerable families and tackling fuel poverty. The WHLG will help low-income households occupy warmer homes with reduced energy bills. The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund will support residents on lower incomes and in energy-inefficient housing to transition to a low-carbon economy.
The government is expected to announce if the council has been awarded the funding for social housing shortly.
The council would have until September 2028 to complete the work if successful.
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