Will the long-awaited Warm Homes Plan work?
The Government published its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan in January.
The Warm Homes Plan is a broad set of measures, including existing schemes and a new loan scheme, aimed at enhancing energy security, reducing energy bills and fuel poverty and supporting employment in the home energy retrofit sector.
On Wednesday 11 March the Committee will hold a one-off evidence session examining the adequacy of measures in the Plan intended to help address fuel poverty, and support the workforce to meet the anticipated growth in demand for clean home energy technologies.
Meeting details
At 3:00pm: Oral evidence
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Warm Homes Plan (Non-inquiry session)
Emeritus Fellow, Environmental Change Institute at University of Oxford
Energy Policy Manager at Age UK
Director of Policy and Advocacy at National Energy Action
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
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Warm Homes Plan (Non-inquiry session)
Heat Workforce Policy Lead at TUC
Head of Heat Decarbonisation at Energy UK
Co-Head of Policy and Places at UK Green Building Council
Areas of questioning will likely cover:
- Whether the Plan can deliver on its aim to help lift 1 million households out of fuel poverty by 2030
- The support on offer for low-income households and the impact of consumer loan schemes on demand
- The measures needed to drive energy efficiency improvements in all privately rented housing by 2030
- What role the cost of energy will play in achieving the Warm Homes Plan’s ambitions
- Building and maintaining the workforce to develop and roll out clean energy technologies across the country
- The Boiler Upgrade Scheme, getting heat pump installations on track and the place of home insulation in the Plan