Affordable Warmth Action Plans
NEA Cymru has worked with all 22 Welsh local authorities to help them develop affordable warmth action plans to tackle fuel poverty in their local areas.
The Heat is On
The Heat is On project provided support to Scrutiny Committees and Officers within two pilot local authorities, Carmarthenshire County Council and Newport City Council, to raise the profile of fuel poverty, to help prioritise action on achieving affordable warmth and to develop members' roles in this area. At the same time, a national steering group was set up. This allowed a sharing of experience so that the two chosen local authorities could benefit from national perspectives and the national organisations could inform their national policy making decisions based on lessons learned from the scrutiny reviews.
The project was funded by SWALEC/Scottish and Southern Energy and was supported by the Welsh Local Government Association and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Click here to read the project report
Beating the Cold
A new guide has been produced to help local authorities and other organisations in Wales in the fight against fuel poverty. "Beating the Cold", published by NEA (National Energy Action) Cymru, brings together the experiences of the 22 Welsh local authorities and partner organisations to provide a guide to what works best when tackling fuel poverty. Funded by SWALEC and the Welsh Assembly Government, the guide provides examples of how communities are helping to combat fuel poverty on the ground so that local organisations working in other areas can replicate and learn from successful projects and help more people. The impact of these projects is illustrated with real quotes and examples from those tackling fuel poverty locally.
"Beating the Cold" is available to all local authorities and other organisations in Wales and can be used to inform the Affordable Warmth Action Plans, and to help local authorities and their partner organisations to identify and help fuel poor households. It is now available for download.