Decision - Carbon Reduction in Housing

Brighton and Hove Housing Committee Decided 28 Sep 2022 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Housing Committee

Report author

Martin Reid

Published

29 Sep 2022

Reference

6720

As published

the council's own words, unedited

Update on Warm Homes Programme & Retrofit Taskforce

Resolved: Council homes 2.1 Note the progress of the joint work through the 'Retrofit Taskforce' across the Greater Brighton sub-region. Private Sector Homes 2.2 Note the outcome of the assessment of options for the delivery of a Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme and accept the Delivery Model Assessment recommending a Managing Agent led model. 2.3 Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Housing Neighbourhoods and Communities to procure and award a contract for a Managing Agent to deliver the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme. 2.4 Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities to further develop the details of the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme including the eligibility criteria, mix of measures and level of financial support outlined below in paragraphs 3.15 to 3.18. 2.5 Note the time-table for the commencement of a Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme outlined in para 3.11. New Build housing Sustainability Policy 2.6 That Committee approves the New Build Housing Sustainability Policy found at Appendix 1 of this report.

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The report updated Housing Committee on carbon-reduction work across council and private-sector homes, including the Retrofit Taskforce, the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme and the New Build Housing Sustainability Policy. It recommended using a Managing Agent model for the Warmer Homes Programme, procuring and awarding a managing-agent contract, developing the scheme details further and approving the sustainability policy.

Recommendation

Note progress through the Retrofit Taskforce; accept the Delivery Model Assessment recommending a Managing Agent-led model; delegate authority to procure and award a managing-agent contract and develop the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme; note the programme timetable; and approve the New Build Housing Sustainability Policy.

Financial impact

The HRA Sustainability and Carbon Reduction programmes total £4.457m in 2022/23, £5.2m in 2023/24 and £6.4m in 2024/25. The Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Investment Fund is £7.8m, potentially reducing to £7.2m, and £75,300 of one-off 2022/23 revenue funding is available for AECOM support.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Housing Committee

Date in document

28 Sep 2022

Stakeholders named

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Council tenants and leaseholdersPrivate-sector homeowners and landlordsPrivate-sector tenantsLow-income households and households in fuel povertyResidents with disabilities, long-term health conditions and older residentsGreater Brighton sub-region local authoritiesHousing CommitteeCommunity Engagement TeamHome Service Improvement Group

Next steps

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Finalise the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme design.
Procure a Managing Agent between 14 November 2022 and 27 February 2023.
Mobilise the Managing Agent during March 2023.
Open the Brighton & Hove Warmer Homes Programme on 1 April 2023.
Further develop eligibility criteria, the mix of measures and financial support.
Report final scheme criteria and design to a future Housing Committee meeting.
Procure the delivery partner for the new solar PV programme, with first installations likely in spring 2023.

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