Decision details

NWLDC has been awarded £1,639,000 by the Midlands Net Zero Hub to take part in the Sustainable Warmth Competition HUG2 and install energy efficiency measures to low income households in our District. This project supports the Council’s objective to tackle fuel poverty, including the health impacts associated with cold housing and rising poverty levels in response to the cost of living crisis, as well as our carbon reduction ambitions.

The Leicestershire Authorities set up a county-wide Green Living Leicestershire partnership to deliver Sustainable Warmth across Leicestershire for the earlier HUG1/LAD3 funding scheme. Leicestershire County Council has created a Public Health hosted “Leicestershire delivery team” which uses experience of previous Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery and Warm Homes Fund project delivery and builds upon the existing county-wide Public Health Partnership.

NWLDC has signed up and joined the Green Living Leicestershire partnership and will continue to fully engage in the project, including officer time funded by the grant, to feed in our local priorities and support the Leicestershire delivery team as required.

NWLDC has notified the Midlands Net Zero Hub that we intend to transfer our Sustainable Warmth HUG2 allocation to the Green Living Leicestershire partnership. The Council has requested that our allocation is included in the Award Letter to be issued to the partnership lead authority for Sustainable Warmth, Leicestershire County Council.

To enable the North West Leicestershire District to benefit from the government funding allocated, via the Midland Net Zero Hub bid, under the Sustainable Warmth Funding (also referred to as HUG2) via the Green Living Partnership arrangement with other Leicester District Councils and Leicestershire County Council.

This funding effectively extends the existing project under the Green Living Leicestershire partnership which is delivering the Sustainable Warmth HUG1/LAD3.