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National Retrofit Programme
Keith WillcockScottish Government
Where we are in 2012
• Significant improvements in energy efficiency since 2007
• More than six out of ten homes rated ‘good’ by 2010 – up from 55% in 2009
• More than 700,000 households offered advice and assistance since 2009 (U/HIS)
• More than 200,000 offers of help or advice under the Energy Assistance Programme
Why a Sustainable Housing Strategy?
• Climate change, fuel poverty and the Energy Efficiency Action Plan
• Homes Fit for the 21st Century • Sustainable Housing Strategy Group
Our vision for 2030
‘Warm, high quality, affordable, low carbon homes and a housing sector that will help to establish a successful low carbon economy across Scotland’
Sustainable Housing Strategy - themes
• A national retrofit programme
• Standards• Financial market
transformation• New build market
transformation• Skills and training
National Retrofit Programme
• Tackle fuel poverty on an area basis• Replace EAP and UHIS • Use our £65m for energy efficiency
programmes from 13/14 to lever in ECO to create around £200m initiative
• Sees LAs as having a central role in developing and delivering the NRP
A national retrofit programme
• A plan to upgrade Scotland’s housing stock, tackle fuel poverty and cut carbon
• An area-based approach to cover all of Scotland in 10 years
• Delivery role for local councils, building on Universal Home Insulation Scheme and making the most of Green Deal and ECO
National Retrofit Programme
• Options for delivery of NRP being considered
• Discussions with COSLA and Energy Companies ongoing
• Development of NRP will continue over the summer
• LA working group first meeting - 22 August• SHSG workshop - 7 August
Improving housing quality
• Links between house condition, energy efficiency and fuel poverty
• Do we need a new housing quality standard – beyond the tolerable standard?
• Do the powers in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 need strengthened?
Any questionskeith.willcock@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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