Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 18
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The Department did not set out to use the Programme to advance the government’s net...
Conclusion
The Department did not set out to use the Programme to advance the government’s net zero objectives. The Department and Homes England did not include any specific targets around net-zero for the 2021 programme. Instead, housing providers must comply with existing and future environmental standards set out in the planning design guide and building standards.47 The Department said it expects that housing providers will follow the national design code. Homes England said that the overwhelming majority of homes under the 2016 programme will get an energy performance certificate of B, C or better.48
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 24 February 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗