Decision details

The Lead Member for Resources and Climate Change is recommended to approve a grant between East Sussex County Council and Citizens Advice 1066 for delivery of stage one of the East Sussex County Partnerships for People and Place project, which aims to improve energy efficiency and fuel poverty in the private rented sector in three Hastings wards.

Stage one of the project will involve engaging with tenants and landlords to better understand the current barriers to investment in energy efficiency.

12.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive.

DECISIONS

12.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

1) Approve the entering into of a grant between East Sussex County Council and Citizens Advice 1066 (CA1066) for delivery of stage one of the East Sussex County Partnerships for People and Place project; and 

2) Delegate authority to the Assistant Chief Executive in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer to agree the amount of the grant, the terms of the agreement and whether to extend the agreement to include stages two, three and four of the programme and the level of grant awarded to CA1066 for those stages.

REASONS

12.3     The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities have approved the delivery plan for the Partnerships for People and Place project, which focuses on improving energy efficiency and fuel poverty in the private rented sector in Hastings.