Decision details

Warm Well Homes Project

Reference: D44109

Decision Maker: Director of Environment and Housing

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Director of Environment and Housing

Approved the use of the £284,000 Local Growth Funding for the Warm Well Homes scheme.

Approved the injection of, and authority to spend £280,000 of the Local Growth Funding into the Better Homes Yorkshire capital spending programme.

Approved the amendment of the duration of the discretionary fuel poverty fund to run until March 2019 to align it with the duration of the Warm Well Homes Scheme.

Approved the amendment of the eligibility criteria of the discretionary fuel poverty fund to where “A member of the household suffers from a long term cold related illness and is either in receipt of council tax benefit or has a net household income of £21,000 per annum or less (depending on disposable income)”.

Approved the amendment of the discretionary fuel poverty fund to support in most circumstances up to £2,000 towards the cost of heating improvements.

Approved the amendment to the grant agreement with Groundwork Leeds to enable some existing Green Doctor capacity to be used for preliminary work as part of the Warm Well Homes scheme.

Approved the amendment to the grant agreement with Groundwork Leeds to enable them to undertake aftercare/evaluation visits to households who have received measures under Warm Well Homes in addition to their existing home visiting targets.

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

We have consulted with our partners in the health, adult social care and voluntary sectors who assist vulnerable residents suffering from cold related illness in developing this proposal. We have also consulted with the Leeds Affordable Warmth Partnership on the development of this project.

Consultees

Leeds Beckett University 

Leeds Community Healthcare

Assisted Living Leeds

Leeds Adverse Weather Group

Care & Repair Leeds

Groundwork Leeds

Leeds City Council, Public Health

Leeds Affordable Warmth Partnership

Contact: Robert Curtis, Programme Officer 0113 3785874 Email: robert.curtis@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 10/02/2017

Date of decision: 20/02/2017

Effective from: 28/02/2017

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