Purpose

The report seeks approval for the Council to
accept the Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) capital funding of
approx. £2,485,440 via the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding with Shropshire Council as the lead Local Authority.
Herefordshire Council will join a small consortium with Shropshire
and Telford Local Authorities. This funding will be used to enable
an estimated 200 fuel poor households across Herefordshire to be
supported with home energy efficiency and renewable heating
measures.

Decision

That:
 
a) Approval is given for the acceptance and
expenditure of the full allocation Warm Homes: Local Grant awarded
to Herefordshire of approx. £2,485,440 capital and
£372,816 revenue funding and any additional funding if
granted 2025/26;
 
b) The Section 151 Officer adds the allocated
grant to the capital programme and accept any additional Warm
Homes: Local Grant funding should it be granted;
 
c) The Council signs a back-to-back Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin
Councils with Shropshire signing the main MoU as the Consortium
lead; and
 
d) The Service Director for Growth be
authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement
recommendation a).