Energy efficiency strategy
The strategy: 'Healthy safe and warm homes'
A 'healthy' home is not just a warm home, it's one that's secure and safe too. That's the theme of Manchester's 'Healthy Safe & Warm Homes' strategy: a comprehensive, co-ordinated approach to reducing fuel poverty.
'Fuel poverty' is where people either put up with a cold, uncomfortable home; or heat their homes and get into debt. The strategy is about making sure that 'affordable warmth' measures are included in things like repair and improvement schemes, home safety and burglary-protection.
We launched our first 'Affordable Warmth' strategy in 1997. Since then thousands of Manchester residents have benefited from free or discounted insulation. The 'Healthy Safe & Warm Homes' strategy goes a step further. It recognises that people's health is also influenced by the stress of living in threatening environments and areas of poor-quality housing.
'See Healthy Safe and Warm Homes' strategy (PDF 310kb)
Raising awareness
We're raising awareness of fuel poverty issues, and encouraging health services and other organisations - like the Fire Service and the home improvement agency Care & Repair - to identify people at risk, and to refer them to the right place to get help. This approach brings together a range of resources, knowledge and skills to help more people live 'healthy, safe and warm'.
We're promoting the inclusion of energy efficiency measures in schemes to regenerate housing - arranging energy efficiency grants for example.
Find out more about the 'Healthy Safe & Warm Homes' strategy from the City Council's energy group.
Contents of Energy efficiency strategy
- The strategy: 'Healthy safe and warm homes' (this page)
- More about energy efficiency
