Pam Wynne Fuel Poverty Team Sustainable Energy Policy Division

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Pam Wynne Fuel Poverty TeamSustainable Energy
Policy Division
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Context

• The national policy perspective
• Energy White Paper
• Energy Efficiency Action Plan
• Sustainable Energy Act 2003
• Fuel Poverty Annual Progress Report
• Fuel Poverty Action Plan

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What priorities for Fuel Poverty?

• UK Fuel Poverty Strategy
• UK Annual Progress Report
• Fuel Poverty Action Plan England

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Fuel Poverty in England

• What are we doing?
• How are we responding to challenges?
• What progress has been made so far?

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Fuel Poverty in England

• In England have targets for
• eradication of fuel poverty in vulnerable
  households by 2010 and
• eradication of fuel poverty in all households by
  2016

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Fuel Poverty in England

• Published Fuel Poverty in England the
  Governments Plan for Action
• Takes account of estimates of fuel prices
  available at time of publication
• Sets out
• How we will meet our targets for eradicating fuel
  poverty in vulnerable households by 2010

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Fuel Poverty in England

• Outlines Government policies which will
  contribute to tackling fuel poverty which
  include
• Improving the energy efficiency of homes eg
  Decent Homes Standard, Energy Efficiency
  Commitment
• Programmes to provide energy advice eg Energy
  Efficiency Advice Centres
• Wider work to tackle poverty and poor health

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Warm Front

• Key player in tackling fuel poverty
• Warm Front - helped more than 1 million
  households to make their homes warmer and more
  affordable to heat.
• New phase of Warm Front launched focuses on the
  impact of measures provided

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Warm Front New Phase

• What changes have been made?
• Warm Front will increase energy efficiency of
  assisted properties to achieve a SAP rating of 65
  where possible
• Provide central heating for all eligible
  households including oil central heating for
  those not on the gas network once other low
  carbon solutions have been explored.
• Continue to offer insulation measures where
  available to all assisted households

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Warm Front New Phase

• The maximum grant available has been increased to
  2,700 or 4,000 where oil central heating has
  been recommended
• Introduction of a Warm Front account enabling
  measures to be delivered over a period of time
• Extending Benefit Entitlement Checks to those
  households where we cannot increase the energy
  efficiency standard to SAP 65

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Measuring progress

• Annual Reports on progress against the UK Fuel
  Poverty Strategy
• Monitor impact of Programmes and Policies
• Take account of fuel price projections
• Discuss with key stakeholders including the Fuel
  Poverty Advisory Group

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Conclusions

• Fuel Poverty is a priority
• Needs input across a number of different
  Departments and stakeholders to deliver
• Partnership working is vital to success