Affordable Warmth Update
Bolton 2011-12
Tina Gandhi, Housing Strategy Officer
Strategic Housing Services
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Bolton’s Affordable Warmth Strategy
Fuel Poverty
Excess Cold
Excess Winter Deaths
What Bolton Has Achieved
Challenges
Actions
Q & A’s
Bolton’s Affordable Warmth Strategy
• Has an aim to overcome fuel poverty, covers all forms of tenure,
and properties of all ages.
• Through improving energy efficiency, increasing people’s
incomes, reducing energy consumption where appropriate and
taking action to help reduce the cost of energy to the consumer.
• Priorities are vulnerable groups, in particular older people,
people with disabilities or limiting long-term illnesses and
families with young children.
http://www.bolton.gov.uk/sites/DocumentCentre/Documents/BOLTONS_AFFORDA
BLE_WARMTH_STRATEGY_2005.pdf
GM Fuel Poverty Comparison
Excess Cold
•Excess cold is the main reason for failure of ‘decency’ and biggest
hazard under the Health and Housing Safety Rating System (HHSRS)
•Bolton’s Older People’s Housing Needs survey 2009, highlighted that
the main types of repairs which could enable people to remain in their
own homes, related to heating and/or insulation.
•These factors contribute to both health inequalities and reduced life
expectancy which are major priorities for Bolton.
GM Comparison: Excess Winter Mortality Index 1997/98 – 2009/10
GM Comparison
Excess Winter Mortality Index 2006/07 – 2009/10
National Picture
Fuel Prices
Bolton's excess winter deaths and average fuel price
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What have we achieved ?
•51,245 – measures in 11 years.
•Annual savings approx. £9M on fuel
bills for householders in Bolton.
•Annual Carbon Dioxide Savings
approx. 36M Kg (this is equivalent to the
weight of 36,000 old fashioned minis).
Energy Saving Trust
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Bolton’s Affordable Warmth Strategy
Fuel Poverty
Excess Cold
What Bolton Has Achieved
Excess Winter Deaths
Challenges
Actions
Q & A’s
Energy Saving Devices
•Recent Acquisitions (at no cost to the Council) include 1,000 Energy
Saving Devices (Standby Savers and Energy Monitors) at a total
RRP value of: £21,470. These are being distributed to vulnerable
customers in Bolton.
• These devices can reduce
household energy bills by
5-10%.
• For example statistics show
that a standby saver can save
a user on average approx. £43
a year.
• The energy monitor assist with
behavioural change.
Green Loans
• A new initiative launched this year, through the affordable warmth
programme, in conjunction with Hoot, Wise With Money, Credit Union, where
interest free green loans of up to £3,000 are available to all Bolton residents
for energy efficiency improvements and ‘A’ rated appliances for their homes.
• At the end of the loan if the customer has made all their repayments in
time, interest is paid back to them.
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A Green Loan can be used to pay for:
Solid Wall Insulation
Draught proofing
New or upgraded central heating system and
controls
– Replacement central heating boiler
– Double glazing
– ‘A’ rated appliances e.g. fridge freezers, washing
machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, etc.
Affordable Warmth Case Referral System
(Bolton Care and Repair)
Aimed to assist vulnerable people who may need advice about keeping
warm, heating/insulation grants, reducing fuel bills, home repairs, fire safety
or money and benefits.
The referral system was previously delivered externally, however at the start
of this year it was brought internal, with Bolton Care and Repair. An example
of how well it works:
‘We’ve had a customer in the office this morning enquiring about loft
insulation. After discussing various things with her, we’ve identified a referral
to care and repair for gutters; fire service for smoke alarms; Hoot for a green
loan for broken appliances and a possible health boiler grant!’
Dawn Hulme, Building Surveyor.
Bolton Care and Repair, Affordable Warmth (case management):
Telephone: 01204 335679
Fax: 01204 335859
Email: boltoncareandrepair@boltonathome.org.uk
Bolton’s Affordable Warmth Measures
Delivered in 2010-11
Warm Front top ups: 10
Approximate annual savings on fuel bills in Bolton: £3k
Approximate annual carbon dioxide savings: 12,200kg
(Based on replacing a g-rated boiler, at £300 and 1,220kg annual savings per boiler)
Better Behaving Boiler Scheme (including health grants): 70
Approximate annual savings on fuel bills in Bolton: £21k
Approximate annual carbon dioxide savings: 85,400kg
(Based on replacing a g-rated boiler, at £300 and 1,220kg annual savings per boiler)
Insulation: 647
Approximate annual savings on fuel bills in Bolton: £113k
Approximate annual carbon dioxide savings: 465,840kg
(Based on loft insulation, at £175 and 720kg annual savings per installation)
What’s left to do? – Challenges
•GM Target - 75% of all remaining homes with underinsulated lofts or un-insulated cavities to be treated by
2013
• The Estimated Cost over 3 years? £13m with no
subsidy
•Warm Front working at a reduced level and ending soon.
•All major 6 utilities hiking up their prices, more people
becoming fuel poor.
•End of social tariffs and introduction of warm homes
discount.
•Launch of Green Deal.
Action 2011/2012
Toasty Insulation Campaign
Affordable Warmth Case Referral System (Bolton Care and
Repair)
Better Behaving Boiler Scheme
Healthy Heating Grant
Warm Front Top Up Grants
Temporary Heating
Green Loans
Energy Efficiency Workshops (Money Skills)
Bolton Wise Energy Efficiency Project
Possible CESP project
Winter 2011/12
• 29th September Toasty Launch Event
42 people signed up for insulation on the day and many
more took away free advice and leaflets, as well as
details of the scheme.
•3rd to 7th October – Mobile Advice Centre
The advice centre toured parts of Bolton for a week,
providing free energy advice.
• Toasty events throughout Bolton in October:
•10th Horwich, 14th Harwood, 22nd Town Centre.
•December Carer’s event, Mayors Annual Christmas
Fair
Winter 2011/12
• Jan – March 2012:
- Distribution of Emergency Boxes (Hug in a
Box) through joint partnership work, pilot scheme.
- Bolton CVS and British Red Cross providing Keep Warm, Keep
Well Presentations.
- Energy Wise (Bolton Wise) providing bespoke energy advise to
residents (homeowners and private tenants) in their own
homes, pilot scheme.
Tina Gandhi
Housing Strategy Officer
Housing Strategy
Development and Regeneration
Bolton Council
Tel: 01204 335810
Email: tina.gandhi@bolton.gov.uk