LCRHA members work in partnership with other organisations to harness their collective power to influence government policy and speak with one voice. Members recently supported a recent campaign to influence the Government’s support package to help people with their energy bills.
The Riverside Housing Group led on the campaign and wrote a letter to Lord Callanan, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance) , and Amanda Solloway MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), to urge the Government to provide more support for households who are struggling to pay for their energy consumption in the midst of the current cost of living crisis. The letter called for action on three main areas:
- More targeted support through the Energy Bills Support Scheme and Energy Bills Discount Scheme for winter 2023-2024 for those on low incomes and the 1.7m households living in fuel poverty and are not registered for benefits.
- Expand eligibility for the Warm Homes Discount to include households on heat networks and without a direct relationship with an electricity supplier this winter.
- Extend the application deadline for Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding from 31st May until 31st December 2023.
The letter was also featured in the Guardian newspaper. Our members will continue to retrofit homes through the Social Housing Decarbonisation fund to make them more affordable for residents to heat. You can find out more about the work that we do to support our customers to make their homes greener and more sustainable by clicking here.
