FUEL POVERTY FORUM Policy Update

3rd November 2016

Nicky Swetnam NATIONAL ENERGY ACTION

• NEA conference key policy topics

• Committee on Fuel Poverty first report

• Get Warm Soon? report

• NEA’s Top 10 Policy Priorities

• ECO update

• NEA at 2016 Political Party Conferences

• Digital Economy Bill

• Ofgem Update

• Smart meter update

• Touching the voids report

• New fuel poverty CAP web-resource

• Upcoming events and campaigns

• Free training events

Agenda

NEA conference key policy

topics

• Changes to the design of the Energy Company Obligation and the Warm Homes Discount

• Regional devolution

• Data sharing for public bodies

• Revisions to the RHI

• CMA recommendations

• The opportunity for a new Government department responsible for coordinating fuel poverty across Britain and for implementing the fuel poverty strategy for England.

Committee on Fuel Poverty first

report • Recommendations include providing additional funds for energy efficiency from

National Infrastructure funds • Emphasis on improving the targeting of fuel poor households and strong support

for new Data Sharing legislation • References the need to target expenditure from the full suite of Government fuel

poverty programmes and recommends government provides a 'targeting efficiency metric' for each fuel poverty programme

• Provides statistics on the shortfall of funding for meeting the 2030 target and interim milestones

• Recommends that fuel poor households are given help with fuel bills until their homes are improved

• Supports fuel companies to deliver energy efficiency programmes to fuel poor households but would like to see councils, charities and health agencies also play a greater role

• Recommends private landlords improve homes to minimum standards out of their own funds and also strengthening HHSRS enforcement etc.

• Read the all the recommendations and the full report: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/committee-on-fuel-poverty.

Get Warm Soon? • NEA assessed how far health and wellbeing boards (HWBs) in

England are including relevant public health indicators in their joint needs assessments and strategies.

• Local application of NICE

• HWBs need to be supported to do this but equally we challenge local areas that have yet to publically state their own concrete plans to commission health and housing services

• NEA also highlight the Department of Health and Public Health England must establish a new system of national oversight and develop frameworks which consistently replicate NICE’s new related quality standards

• http://www.nea.org.uk/resources/publications-and-resources/get-warm-soon/

NEA’s top 10 policy priorities

The 10 priority areas highlighted are:

1. Ensure all current statutory commitments are met

2. Reduce the cost to health services of cold homes

3. Maximise incomes and reduce distributional impacts of energy policies

4. Take further steps to tackle exclusion in the energy market

5. Expand access to the Warm Home Discount Scheme

NEA’s top 10 policy priorities (cont.)

6. Ensure current energy efficiency schemes are fit for purpose

7. Urgently improve conditions in the Private Rented Sector

8. Seize the wider smart energy and energy efficiency opportunity

9. Reform and refocus heat policy and provide adequate protections for district heating customers

10. Incentivise network companies to take

greater action on fuel poverty

NEA’s top 10 policy priorities (cont.)

• http://www.nea.org.uk/campaigns-policy/nea-top-10-policy-priorities/

For more information contact Peter Smith, Director of Policy and Research peter.smith@nea.org.uk

ECO update • 16th August NEA responded to ECO: Help to Heat consultation • NEA has consulted our supporters extensively before and during this

consultation • Response captured feedback from NEA call for evidence and workshops at

forums on the delivery of the current ECO programme • NEA also held a workshop with its supporters in early August 2016 to

provide an opportunity to discuss supporter’s views and review the consultation questions

• You can read the main points we make in our ECO response here: http://www.nea.org.uk/media/news/nea-responded-help-heat-consultation/ and the full response here: http://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/NEA-response-to-the-ECO-Help-to-Heat-FINAL-1.pdf

• Awaiting UK Gov response for the transition year (expected mid Dec) • Consultation on the longer-term ECO programme from 2018 will be

released in Jan 2017

NEA at 2016 Political Party

Conferences

• Attendance at all of the main party conferences

• Ran a joint event with Sustainability Hub and spoke at events

• Highlighted the need to meet statutory targets and wider

related commitments such as;

– Minimum energy performance standards in the private

rented sector

– Tackling exclusion in the energy market

• Met with several influential politicians and stakeholders

• NEA also provides the secretariat for the All-Party

Parliamentary Fuel Poverty & Energy Efficiency Group and

met many MPs keen to address fuel poverty

The Digital Economy Bill

• NEA has produced a detailed briefing on how the Digital Economy Bill could play an important role in supporting energy companies to identify and deliver help to struggling energy consumers

• Highlights how these actions are in line with the Fuel Poverty Strategy for England

• Greater involvement necessary from local authorities, energy network companies and local public sector health bodies

• NEA also stresses that the new powers must be explicit that sensitive information regarding household income, benefit entitlements and energy costs should only be used for the purpose of directly improving the welfare of the individuals

whose data is being shared

For more information contact Peter Smith,

Director of Policy and Research peter.smith@nea.org.uk

Ofgem update • CMA implementation plan

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/gas/retail-market/market-review-

and-reform/implementation-cma-remedies

• Current PPM installation charges under warrant can range from £200 - £900.

• Ofgem proposed changes:

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-proposes-capping-prepayment-meter-warrant-charges-indebted-consumers

Ofgem update

Ofgem have also released draft proposals for a new

vulnerability principle when moving towards introducing

Principle Based Regulation (PBR)

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-

updates/future-retail-market-regulation-working-paper-

broad-principles

Ofgem confirm changes to Priority Services Register PSR

• Following previous consultations Ofgem has announced their decision to modify distribution and supply gas and electricity licences to formalise arrangements for a new PSR.

• Changes will come into effect on and from 1 January 2017.

• Changes are designed to better reflect Ofgem’s Consumer Vulnerability Strategy and the move to principles-based regulation.

• NEA will make sure to work with you next year to track these changes to the PSR and raise issues with Ofgem, where necessary.

Smart Meter update • BEIS published statistics for smart meter installations from April to

June 2016. • More than four million smart meters have already been installed

across Great Britain • https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/smart-meters-

statistics • The recent Smart energy outlook report also shows that 84 per cent

of people with a smart meter have a better idea of their energy costs and 80 per cent taking at least one step to reduce their energy use at home.

• Eight in ten people with a smart meter would recommend them to others

• The first round of large grant recipients Smart Energy GB in Communities was also announced 4th October 2016

• Further details on the grants awarded can be found at: www.cafonline.org/smartenergygb

Touching the voids report: The impact of energy efficiency on landlord income and business plans

• Along with Rockwool and British Gas, NEA sponsored a new piece of research with Sustainable Homes

• Sets out to investigate whether energy efficiency improvements to homes that reduce energy bills provide any reduction in voids, rent arrears and other costs faced by landlords

• Inspired by examples from different social landlords that rent arrears and void periods reduce when properties are made more energy efficient

• This opportunity is set alongside deep challenges for social landlords where in the last 18 months have seen rent reductions, changes to grants, the extension of Right to Buy and the transition to universal credit, with residents becoming more responsible for their finances

The results…. • Twenty-five social landlords managing over 500,000 homes in England and Wales supported this

research

• They provided data on the energy efficiency of their homes as measured by the energy Performance certificate (EPC) along with rent arrears and voids data

• The results are very promising and have helped quantify the following impacts:

– There is a correlation between the energy efficiency of the homes and the number of void days. As homes become more energy efficient they are void for a shorter length of time - on average band B properties remained void for 31% less time than those in bands E and F.

– Administration costs are considerable for voids. Landlords with more energy efficient stock are spending less on refurbishing void homes, less on repairs and less on staff time to manage voids

– The levels of rent arrears experienced by landlords ranged between 3.5% and 28%, with an average of 14% and there is a correlation between length of time in arrears and energy efficiency of homes.

– Colder homes, especially those in band F, have on average two weeks more rent arrears than the rest of the bands each year. The highest performing band A properties spent 30% less time in arrears compared with the worst performing homes.

– An analysis of further costs incurred shows that time spent seeking overdue rent payments, legal costs and court costs decline by around 35% for more energy efficient

homes.

The report is available here:

http://www.sustainablehomes.co.uk/touching-the-voids-report

Community Action on Fuel Poverty

www.fuelpovertyresource.org.uk

Upcoming events and campaigns

• Warm Homes Campaign 16-17 will be launching on 29th November [day of members event] and running until 17th February - Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

• Highlighting NEA’s key asks to politicians as well as promoting the work being undertaken at a local level to tackle the issue

• Warm Homes Campaign Award scheme will provide grants of up to £500 to 40 organisations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to enable them to hold events during the campaign period.

• Closing date 3 November 2016 • Can also support the campaign through Twitter and other

social media platforms, issuing messages of support to local press, or undertaking other activities to showcase your work within the context of the campaign.

• For info www.nea.org.uk / sarah.wright@nea.org.uk

NEA Research Team is seeking help from stakeholders for NEA’s Gas Safety

Trust-funded research project into CO risk in vulnerable households

As part of Year 2 of the project (Winter 2016/17), we are seeking to distribute a

short postal questionnaire to low income and vulnerable households,

targeting in particular: PRS, owner occupiers, and rural areas

To reach households and encourage their participation to complete the

questionnaire asking forum attendees if there is an opportunity for them to

help distribute the questionnaire

Could involve posting out questionnaire to service users (NEA will cover costs),

distributing questionnaires at your events, services, home visits etc.

Seeking stakeholders who have reach to one or more of: private tenants

(owner occupied or rented sector); AND/OR rural areas

CONTACTS: juliette.burroughs@nea.org.uk 0207 250 8319

andy.stephenson@nea.org.uk, 0191 269 2912

Understanding CO Risk in Vulnerable Households

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‘FREE’ Training

• NEA currently have free training available

• Funded through various projects across the country

• CPD accredited

• Available to frontline workers/advocates/support workers

• Energy awareness sessions can be delivered in your community via experienced NEA staff

• If you have any requirements please speak to

Nicky Swetnam nicky.swetnam@nea.org.uk

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About us We are a leading provider of energy efficiency services. We are at the heart of creating a more energy efficient, comfortable and sustainable environment for all our customers.

Our passion is to help householders, communities and businesses save money, reduce carbon and develop sustainable sources of energy throughout the UK.

Our services include energy advice, surveys, feasibility assessments and design consultation; as well as the supply and installation of a wide range of market leading products to help improve the thermal efficiency and energy generation of domestic and commercial dwellings.

Accreditations, certificates and memberships We are committed to delivering an excellent customer journey and a high quality service throughout all our business activities. We work tirelessly to meet the exacting standards required by the leading industry bodies.

Energy Efficiency & Retrofit Awards 2016

We are proud to have been shortlisted for the following industry recognised awards: • National Insulation & Fabric Installer 2016 • National Energy Advisor/Assessor of the Year 2016.

We are delighted to have won the following awards: • East Midlands Regional Insulation & Fabric Installer 2016 • National Advisory Organisation 2016.

National Advisory Organisation 2016

We are very proud to have won the National Advisory Organisation 2016, and to be recognised for our efforts and service.

The Judges said: • "A very strong set of submitted statements demonstrate a wide experience base and a high level of

expertise. They have a clear commitment to customer care and quality, and have complied with a wide range of professional qualifications and certifications."

• "A strong submission from a company which clearly has big ambitions. Backed up by strong involvement in the local community. Well done!"

• "Ellipse Energy offer a complete service, have a very strong training focus and a very robust social involvement statement. They bring together a wide range of stakeholders and partnerships which is to be admired."

Products and Services • Energy Performance Certificates • Energy Assessments and Advice • External Wall Insulation • Internal Wall Insulation • Cavity Wall Insulation • Loft Insulation • Solar Photovoltaic (PV) • Solar Thermal Hot Water • Air Source Heat Pumps • Ground Source Heat Pumps

New Products and Services for 2016 • Healthy Homes and Fuel Debt Advice • Tariff Switching • Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Services • Park Home Insulation • Private Finance

Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Services We have successfully launched our new plumbing, heating and electrical services division. Our core services, include: First time and replacement central heating systems Boiler replacements Boiler servicing Boiler maintenance and emergency repairs Electric storage heaters Annual gas safety checks Electrical safety checks Ellipse Energy and all our installers are Gas Safe registered ensuring our services are delivered to the highest industry standards.

Park Home Insulation • Estimated 96,000 park homes spread across 1,200 parks* • Used as permanent residential dwellings for 200,000 residents in the UK *

Residents particularly susceptible to fuel poverty because: • Park Homes are thermally inefficient structures which lose heat quickly • Often located off the mains gas network • Expensive fuels used i.e. bottled LPG** • Mostly older residents, average over the age of 60 • Residents often on fixed incomes i.e. pensions • Vulnerable to health impacts of cold homes

* Figures from NEA Scoping Document 2014

** Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Expanding our Park Home Insulations • Working closely with our supply chain partners, Wetherby Building Services (WBS), we successfully completed a pilot project for insulating Park Homes. • We worked closely with the Park Home owner’s to design aesthetically pleasing features to improve the final finish. • 25-year manufacturer guarantee. • 10-year workmanship guarantee. • Nationwide coverage to help reach the fuel poor.

Reduced carbon footprint Lower energy bills Reduced noise intrusion Improved appearance.

Actively supporting Healthy Homes In line with our commitment to CPD our energy advisors are in the process of completing recognised City & Guilds qualifications and NEA CPD certified courses in:

• Fuel Debt Advice in the Community

• Fuel Poverty and Health

• Identifying Vulnerability

• Tackling Fuel Poverty within Social Housing

• Understanding Fuel Poverty and Fuel Debt in Social Housing

Actively supporting Healthy Homes • Supporting local general practitioners (GPs) practices to understand and effectively

utilise their allocated NHS funding.

• Working together to reduce the health impacts of cold homes and fuel poverty.

• Currently running a pilot project throughout Peterborough, with plans

to roll out this service throughout the UK over the next 12 months.

• Providing impartial advice, support and guidance to help patients

achieve a healthier and more energy efficient home.

Contracts secured in the past 6 months

• Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council – External Wall Insulation

• Mansfield District Council – External Wall Insulation

• Ashford Borough Council – External Wall Insulation

• Bassetlaw District Council – Loft Insulation

• Whitefriars Housing Group – EPCs and Energy Advice Services

• West Mercia Housing Group – EPCs and Energy Advice Service

• Derby County Council – EPCs and Associated Services.

Clients we are currently working with:

Community engagement Our approach to community investment and engagement is to make a positive and lasting difference to the communities in and around the area we work in/surrounding our operations. At the heart of our community approach, is a commitment for our business to do the right thing.

• Developing sustainable client relationships to ensure we deliver a collective vision

for the benefit of a community. • Encouraging active participation of local residents and community groups to

maximise regeneration projects.

Community engagement We are currently working with Ashford Borough Council to develop a community event to help celebrate the successful completion of Phase 1 on our current External Wall Insulation Contract.

Benefits of our engagement activities include: • Build trust, enabling us to help support and bring communities together • Enable residents and tenants affected to ask any questions and meet the team • Opportunity to engage and thank the residents for their continued support and

patience throughout the completion of the works. • Further promote energy efficiency measures throughout the area.

Early engagement and partnering Working together in a collaborative partnership helping Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council achieve their targets and objectives. The Challenge • 5 system-built semi-detached bungalows, each with a low EPC rating. • Off-gas properties based in a rural location. • Cost for insulation was prohibitive and out of budget. • Majority of tenants over the age of 60 and vulnerable to the health impacts of cold homes.

Early engagement and partnering The Solution Our accredited assessor carried out energy assessments and technical surveys of the properties. The individual assessments highlighted that current heat loss mainly attributed to the poorly insulated external walls of the system built properties and therefore recommended external wall insulation (EWI) to be installed as the most effective measure to improve the properties. We also recommended loft insulation as required. We specified EWIPRO 90mm Expanded Polystyrene Styrofoam (EPS) External Wall Insulation with a standard Silicone 1.5mm render finish in white.

Early engagement and partnering Partnering Approach Working together with Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council to understand the problem and barriers, we were able to promote early engagement with our supply chain partners, EWIPRO and Anesco, to deliver an innovative proposal.

Through our partnership arrangements we were able to work with our supply chain partners to offer a solution with mutual benefits for all parties, at c.25% of the projected install cost.

Early engagement and partnering Partnering Approach

Supporting the Fabric First ethos, we were able to maximise potential and budget constraints; helping Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council achieve their aspirations.

“We are delighted to be supporting a project that will help deliver warmer homes to those most in need. We hope that, by donating materials, our support will make a valuable social impact. Our UK and European partners are fully on-board and enthusiastically endorse this project.”

Nick Miles, EWIPRO

“When we heard about this project we were keen to be involved and were pleased to be able to secure enhanced funding which will help the project tremendously”

Andrew Bullock, Anesco

“We are thrilled to be able to lead such an important project at an early enough stage to make a real difference. We are happy to offer our expertise in energy surveys, feasibility studies and design services, along with our skilled labour to support the project and match the enthusiasm of our valued supply chain partners. This project will make a real difference to those who need it most.”

Cuan Forrest, Ellipse Energy

Our supply chain and partner network We believe in developing strong partnerships with all our supply chain and are proud to work alongside some of the most respected and trusted companies across the energy efficiency sector.

Funding and ECO We aim to take the complexity out of ECO through our trusted funding partner, Anesco, we are able to offer all eligible individuals and schemes ECO funding solutions, across all our services. Our partnership also enables us to explore and develop innovative solutions and secure associated funding; specifically targeted to help those living in fuel poverty. • Anesco have funding available from all obligated parties; from the big 6, to smaller

companies and utilities.

• They provide a full support service to ensure the ECO compliance process is correct, enabling the highest carbon offset value to be achieved.

ECO Consultation Summary 2017-2018 • ECO 2.1 March 2017 - March 2018, 1-year transition from old ECO to new ECO. • Budget c. £640m. • 70% of transition funding will be allocated to Affordable Warmth (AW) customers. • Reduced funding for able to pay (ATP) customers. • More emphasis to be on fuel poor households. • EPC’s, GDAR’s and CSR’s dropped in favour of deemed scoring. • Solid wall minimum target to be retained. • ECO 3 March 2018 - March 2022.

ECO Consultation Summary 2017-2018 • Early indicators show a minimum of 25% annual delivery will be via LAs. • LAs able to identify and designate households as eligible under AW up to a

percentage of the target. • Changes to target the most inefficient homes, including social housing with a low

EPC rating i.e. E, F, G rating. • Early engagement and innovative solutions will be an essential part of the process. • Supply chain partners and networks will be key to successful delivery. • Preparation and planning in progress now to prepare for April 2017.

Bonfield Review – Every Home Matters DECC and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) jointly commissioned Dr Peter Bonfield to undertake an independent review into consumer advice, protection, standards and enforcement for energy efficiency and renewable energy in existing domestic homes. Post review, Bonfield made recommendations to be considered alongside the development of future schemes, including: • Right measures are fitted in the right properties

• Installed to a suitable standard which is properly enforced • Consider how a consumer uses their property before and after measures are installed • Greater focus on quality across the supply chain

• Ensure Government support is as effective as possible.

Dr Peter Bonfield, OBE FREng

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Combatting Fuel Poverty It’s estimated that up to two million households in England are in fuel poverty due to excessive energy prices. Many of these households are on prepayment meters, and tariffs for these meters are amongst the highest in the market. At launch (November 2015) Robin Hood Energy’s prepayment tariff was the first competitive prepayment tariff on the market, swiftly followed by other energy companies reducing their prepayment tariffs.

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