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Walsall Affordable Warmth Partnership

Walsall Affordable Warmth Partnership. Mandy Findlay / Steve Rowley Energy Efficiency Officer Walsall Council findlaym@walsall.gov.uk / rowleys@walsall.gov.uk. Total Households 101,000 Owner Occupiers 65%

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Walsall Affordable Warmth Partnership

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  1. Walsall Affordable Warmth Partnership Mandy Findlay / Steve Rowley Energy Efficiency Officer Walsall Council findlaym@walsall.gov.uk / rowleys@walsall.gov.uk

  2. Total Households 101,000 Owner Occupiers 65% Social Housing 27% No Central Heating 14% Fuel Poverty - all tenures 16% Fuel Poverty - Private Sector 19% Walsall is 27th poorest local authority in the Country Profile of Walsall

  3. Members – Council , Energy Consultants, Fuel Companies, Housing Associations, Voluntary Groups, Tenants and Residents Groups, Health Services Consultation Mechanism for Strategy Delivery Vehicle for AWS 2007-2010 Successful projects – Tied Tenancies, CERT Funded Schemes , npower Health Through Warmth (HTW) Creation of AWAG(Affordable Warmth Action Group)

  4. Began October 2006 – at suggestion of AWAG NRF funding of £850,000 kick-started project £3.5m locally invested to date 1980 referrals received – 48% from Health Services NHS involvement Health and financial benefits, reduction in Excess Winter Deaths, Local Employment Walsall Health Through Warmth

  5. Better Housing, Better Health Conference March 2009 – partnership working within Local Area Agreements CIEH Magazine Article – HTW part of PCT Joint Strategic Needs Assessment LACORS (Local Government Regulation) February 2010 – example of good partnership working in practice HINST (Health Inequalities National Support Team) – good practice example of local services working together Praise for HTW Partnership

  6. Commissioned by PCT and Walsall Housing Group Energy Efficiency Team joined as a result of JSNA Target limited funding correctly Provided revenue funding Raised profile of affordable warmth across all of health services Health and Housing Steering Group

  7. Partnership British Gas/WHG £3m+ investment 150 private sector Homes 140 WHG stock First mixed tenure project in country Existing strong partnerships enabled delivery Walsall CESP

  8. Partners may have differing agenda’s but……….. Good exchange of Knowledge Shared resources and encourages investment Involves whole of community Develops best practice Well supported nationally Conclusion

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