Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.  

The report provides a summary of the ECO4 flex scheme currently being delivered within Stockport. 

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to note the report. 

Officer contact: Andy Kippax | andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk 

The Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing a summary of the ECO4 flex scheme currently being delivered within Stockport.

The Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment (Councillor Mark Roberts) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:

·         A letter was expected to be sent to residents drawing their attention to the scheme, which offered fully funded works to improve energy efficiency in the home to those eligible.

·         The scheme provided an opportunity to have a positive impact on residents and their livelihoods, as well as upgrading housing stock.

·         The yourhomebetter.co.uk website was a useful tool for those wishing to improve energy efficiency in the home and who were able to fund upgrades to their homes themselves.

·         It was reported that the council was leading the way in GM with regards to the number of installations that had taken place and the contact the council had had with residents about the scheme.

·         The council were awaiting a government steer as to how the private rented sector could be incentivised to make improvements.

·         Further opportunities for members to undertake Carbon Literacy training were available in the coming weeks.

Thanks were expressed to officers for their work in promoting the scheme.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.