COMPLETED PROJECTS

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Research into the barriers to uptake of fuel poverty measures (April 2006)
Report [PDF file, 63 pages / 363 kb]
Practical Guidance [PDF file, 10 pages / 165 kb]

Condemned gas heating appliance research
Commissioned by Defra, examining policy and procedures of energy suppliers to protect consumers in the event of an appliance being condemned.

Maximising Income (August 2005)
The project involved research into the most effective means of promoting income maximization with Warm Front. This included benefit health checks for those applying for grants to ensure they are claiming all the benefits to which they are entitled. The approach focused on: efficient and effective ways to identify households likely to benefit; the most effective approach to encourage take up of additional benefits; ways to ensure that any advice on unclaimed benefits is followed through to a successful claim including links with existing welfare rights services.
Report [PDF file, 31 pages / 377 kb]

Healthy Adult Fuel Poor (January 2004)
This was a piece of work commissioned by Defra.  It examines the available evidence on healthy adult households and the likelihood of such households experiencing fuel poverty.
Report [PDF file, 16 pages / 382 kb]

Underoccupancy (January 2004)
Commissioned by Defra, this research explored the relationship between fuel poverty and underoccupancy.
Report

Evaluation of Warm Zones
Working together with CSE, NEA has been evaluating the Warm Zones programme.  The first two years' reports are complete and available below and a third year evaluation report will be available soon.

Download first year evaluation report [PDF file, 112 pages, 640kb]
Download second year evaluation report [PDF file, 87 pages, 1.5mb]
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Scheme Integration
NEA was commissioned by the Local Authority Operational Group (LAOG) of the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes to carry out a research-based overview of policy and practice regarding the integration of energy efficiency schemes UK-wide. Reports have been submitted to Defra and EST and are available on the EST website.

Warm Homes Scheme Evaluation
Commissioned by the Department of Social Development to evaluate the impact of the Warm Homes scheme in Northern Ireland.

Fast-tracking of Warm Front
A pilot study commissioned by Defra with an evaluation element to explore the feasibility and practicality of a fast-tracking mechanism within Warm Front, working within the health sector.

Optimising take up of Warm Front
This project built on the research into barriers to Warm Front take up undertaken during 2003-04. The project involved a trial, with Scheme Managers, of promotional material targeted at private landlords, a barrier identified in the research undertaken in 2003-04.

Reviewed: 09/02/2007