We welcome the Government’s recent package of announcements relating to their Warm Homes Plan, to improve the energy efficiency of homes and reduce bills. At Drayton, we will be engaging with these policies to ensure that heating controls are at the forefront of government’s plans as low-cost, efficient measures that can be used to tackle these issues.
Click here to read the Government press release
Click here to read the full set of Government announcements in an easy-to-digest package by Gemserv
The Government have released this package of announcements to provide assurance of future financial support for the sector to run alongside proposed MEES targets. At this time, the announcements do not stipulate the funding allocated to each scheme, as this will be confirmed in the upcoming Spending Review.
Consultation on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Renters
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, announced on 23rd September 2024 that the Government plans to raise minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) for rented homes across the country. Currently, social homes are not subject to any minimum energy efficiency standard, while private rented homes can only be rented out if they meet a MEES of EPC E. The Secretary of State confirmed that the Government will release two separate consultations before the end of the year setting out proposals to introduce a MEES of EPC C by 2030 for both social and private rented properties.
Alongside this announcement, the Government also confirmed that it will shortly be consulting on proposals to improve EPCs in order to ‘make them more accurate and reliable’.
Funding Schemes
The Government also published the final policy guidance for three upcoming energy efficiency schemes:
- Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (previously known as SHDF)
- Warm Homes: Local Grant (previously known as LARS)
- Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme: Phase 4
Click here to read the Government press release
Click here to read the full set of Government announcements in an easy-to-digest package by Gemserv
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