Brighton & Hove Warm-Homes is a new proactive area-based fuel poverty initiative that is being led by Brighton & Hove City Council. This project has been made possible as a result of a successful bid for a government grant under Defra’s Community Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) programme. The funding will be used to finance the initial stages of developing and launching the project, which is scheduled to continue until 2010.

Tackling local fuel poverty is a high priority for the council, and this initiative will enable us to help many residents of Brighton & Hove to enjoy the benefits of affordable warmth. The council is working with Climate Energy (its appointed Managing Partner), EDF Energy and Anchor Staying Put Brighton & Hove in delivering Brighton & Hove Warm-Homes.

Climate Energy will manage delivery of the project by means of:
• Targeted mail shots with follow-up visits by trained assessors
• Citywide publicity
• Provision of benefit entitlement checks
• Arranging property surveys
• Organising installation of energy efficiency measures

Climate Energy will also be responsible for providing a high standard of customer care and for quality control.

EDF Energy have committed to making a major financial contribution towards the cost of energy efficiency measures delivered through this programme. This contribution will constitute a key element of EDF Energy’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) programme. Specifically, EDF Energy will fund the whole cost of insulation measures (loft insulation and cavity wall insulation) for householders who receive qualifying benefits and will part-fund such measures for other residents.

Anchor Staying Put Brighton & Hove’s ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’ project will provide assistance to older people with health problems and families with disabled children in arranging to have insulation measures and/or heating improvements carried out to their homes.

The council’s Benefits Take-up Team will provide additional support to vulnerable householders who require assistance in making a claim for benefits.

For more information or to apply for any of the services available through Brighton & Hove Warm-Homes telephone:

Freephone 0800 048 0727