Decision details

Purpose of Report: To provide background information about the Government’s proposal to give the Council the ability to set local criteria for energy company obligation (ECO) funding.  By adopting this criteria, the Council will be in a position to attract funding to help fuel poor residents.

The Executive Member will be asked to agree the criteria.

Resolved:

(i)           That the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) transition period that allowed Local Authorities to set criteria to fuel poor households, and households which were vulnerable to cold, to qualify for funding towards the cost of certain energy efficiency improvements to their homes be noted.

(ii)          That the Statement of Intent be approved.

(iii)        That the Assistant Director of Housing and Community Safety be delegated to make miner adjustments to the Statement of Intent, in order to facilitate responses to revised priorities and/or funding opportunities.

Reason:   In order to optimise the opportunity for private sector households in York to access the national ECO funding scheme the Council must publish a Statement of Intent for the flexible eligibility element of the funding. Without this residents would be eligible only under the national criteria without any reference to local needs or priorities.