Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 16
16
Accepted
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We recommend that, following an evaluation of Phase Two, the scheme is expanded with a...
Recommendation
We recommend that, following an evaluation of Phase Two, the scheme is expanded with a larger budget, over a multi-year period, and a greater role for BEIS’s local energy hubs to supplement local authority capacity.
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The government has allocated an additional £300 million to the 5 Local Energy Hubs to deliver energy efficiency upgrades to 30,000 homes by December 2021, expanding funding and local authority involvement.
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Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
We have now allocated £300 million to the 5 Local Energy Hubs, who will work with the local authorities in their region to deliver energy efficiency upgrades to around 30,000 homes across England by December 2021. Each Hub will receive a regional allocation to ensure that all regions receive a base allocation to benefit from job creation from a green recovery, whilst recognising that all regions do not have the same number of homes, number of households in fuel poverty or an equal delivery capacity. As announced in March around £300 million of extra funding is being made available to Local Authorities to cut greenhouse gas emissions from the nation’s homes through energy efficiency and low carbon heating schemes, meaning tens of thousands more low-income households will be able to have their homes upgraded. Any further years of funding are depending upon future fiscal events and the delivery model will consider relevant learning from the implementation of the economic stimulus schemes.
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