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The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland

campaigning for the transformation of Scotland's existing housing stock

Financing Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme – potential models

13 September 2016

The Existing Homes Alliance commissioned this report to help inform the debate on how to fund Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme. This work follows on from our report on SEEP delivery models. In our view, finance is one piece of the jigsaw that must be in place to ensure SEEP’s success. However, finance on its own … [Continue Reading]

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A Warm Homes Bill for Scotland – June 2016

16 June 2016

The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland welcomes the commitment from the Scottish Government to take forward a Warm Homes Bill in this parliament, which also featured in several party manifestos. This proposed Bill should help bring low carbon and affordable warmth to thousands of households and businesses in Scotland, by supporting the growth of district heating … [Continue Reading]

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Parliamentary Briefing – Taking Scotland Forward 2 June 2016

30 May 2016

This briefing is prepared for the Scottish Government debate in parliament on Taking Scotland Forward – Creating a Fairer Scotland, on 2 June 2016. Scottish Parliament will debate Latest figures, from the Scottish House Condition Survey (SHCS) 2014, showed that an unacceptable number of households in Scotland continue to live in fuel poverty. These latest … [Continue Reading]

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Briefing – Fuel Poverty Debate 27 January 2016

26 January 2016

In advance of the Scottish Parliament’s Fuel Poverty Debate on 27 January 2016, the Existing Homes Alliance Scotland has released a briefing highlighting concerns about the cut in funding for energy efficiency and fuel poverty in the Draft Budget 16/17, despite fuel poverty levels that remain high at 35% of households, and the Scottish Government’s … [Continue Reading]

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Evidence to Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee – Budget Scrutiny 2016-2017

24 November 2015

The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland evidence (November 2015) calls for the Scottish Government’s 2016/17 budget to reflect the new commitment to making energy efficiency a National Infrastructure Priority and be aligned with Scotland’s climate change targets. As 2016/17 is a transitional year for the infrastructure priority, the budget should be sufficient to allow for current … [Continue Reading]

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10 Key Recommendations

1 The Energy Efficient Scotland Programme, the cornerstone of the National Infrastructure Priority for energy efficiency, should have a statutory underpinning, including a target for the vast majority of housing (where technically feasible and appropriate) to reach the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2030.

2 The introduction of new regulation and planning controls, backed by market incentives, to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.

3 Scotland-wide area-based schemes to deliver retrofit of existing homes, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, street by street, alongside a national, demand led programme.

4 A range of financial incentives to encourage investment in energy efficiency and micro-generation.

5 New service offerings, products and packages for retrofit.

6 Better information on household energy use and its carbon emissions for consumers.

7 Better energy performance data on existing housing.

8 Reliable quality control and up-skilling on low and zero-carbon technologies.

9 A major programme to catalogue and showcase existing and ongoing exemplar low energy refurbishments.

10 Maximise use of devolved powers and influence UK policy to improve energy efficiency.

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About us

The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland is a coalition calling for urgent action to transform Scotland's existing housing stock and make it fit for the 21st century. Too many of Scotland's homes are in a poor condition meaning unnecessarily high fuel use.

We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the William Grant Foundation.

Recent Updates

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Join our campaign to ensure there are no households in Scotland living in a hard-to-heat, draughty home by 2030. We urge the Scottish Government to use the once in a generation opportunity of the Energy Efficient Scotland programme and the Fuel Poverty Bill to transform Scotland’s homes for the better, put an end to fuel poverty and seize the opportunities of a low carbon future.

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