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