1. DECC Local Authority Competition 2012-13 Fuel Poverty Fund 23.04.2013

2. Low income households ‘locked-in’ to high energy costs, which causes negative health outcomes. Vital in ensuring a fair outcome for low income households as we move towards low carbon future, ensuring fuel poor do not get left behind Potential to deliver significant economic benefits (resource saving, jobs, health benefits) and energy security. Why Government is committed to tackling Fuel Poverty

3. Aim - To support local authorities to reduce the extent of fuel poverty through improvements to thermal efficiency of dwellings amongst low income and vulnerable households Huge response - 136 applications involving the majority of authorities in England requesting over £60 million of support Delivery - £31 million allocated to 60 projects, involving 169 local authorities, working individually or as part of consortia. DECC Local Authority Fuel Poverty Competition 2012-13

4. Great opportunity - Number and variety of projects offers considerable insight into local authority-led delivery models and their outcomes – will inform future policy development and delivery Areas of interest - Role of local networks and knowledge in targeting the Fuel Poor, delivery alongside ECO, LAs as trusted partner Types of evaluation: –Quantitative data collection from all projects –Self-evaluation survey for all projects (optional) –In-depth process evaluation with a sample of projects –Evaluation produced by projects themselves Maximising learning from the Competition