Decision details

The decision will be to spend £200,000 of Housing Leeds capital funding, along with £635,700 external grant funding on a programme to install air source heat pumps in 100 off-gas Housing Leeds properties.

a)  The Director of Resources and Housing approved Leeds City Council entering into a grant agreement with the National Grid Warm Homes Fund to draw down and spend £235,700 grant funding on the installation of air source heat pump heating systems in 100 properties.

b)  The Director of Resources and Housing approved the request to inject £235,700 of National Grid Warm Homes Funding into the capital programme towards the cost of installation in council owned homes.

c)  The Director of Resources and Housing authorised the initial expenditure of £400,000 of Housing Leeds funding, to be repaid over 7 years from the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) fund.

d)  The Director of Resources & Housing authorised expenditure of £200,000 from the existing capital programme.

e)  The Director of Resources and Housing authorised total expenditure of £835,700 on the installation of air source heat pump heating systems in 100 council owned homes.

The relevant Executive Board Member still to be briefed and subsequent consultation with residents as part of the installation programme.

Local residents.