Issue - decisions

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.