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DECC Local Authority Competition 2012-13. Fuel Poverty Fund. 23.04.2013. Why Government is committed to tackling Fuel Poverty. Low income households ‘locked-in’ to high energy costs , which causes negative health outcomes.
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DECC Local Authority Competition 2012-13 Fuel Poverty Fund 23.04.2013
Why Government is committed to tackling Fuel Poverty • Low income households ‘locked-in’ to high energy costs, which causes negative health outcomes. • Vital in ensuring a fair outcome for low income households as we move towards low carbon future, ensuring fuel poor do not get left behind • Potential to deliver significant economic benefits (resource saving, jobs, health benefits) and energy security.
DECC Local Authority Fuel Poverty Competition 2012-13 • Aim - To support local authorities to reduce the extent of fuel poverty through improvements to thermal efficiency of dwellings amongst low income and vulnerable households • Huge response - 136 applications involving the majority of authorities in England requesting over £60 million of support • Delivery - £31 million allocated to 60 projects, involving 169 local authorities, working individually or as part of consortia.
Maximising learning from the Competition • Great opportunity - Number and variety of projects offers considerable insight into local authority-led delivery models and their outcomes – will inform future policy development and delivery • Areas of interest - Role of local networks and knowledge in targeting the Fuel Poor, delivery alongside ECO, LAs as trusted partner • Types of evaluation: • Quantitative data collection from all projects • Self-evaluation survey for all projects (optional) • In-depth process evaluation with a sample of projects • Evaluation produced by projects themselves