Purpose

To highlight the
significant opportunity available to NCC to secure major Government
grant funding to support the implementation of energy efficiency
measures in NCC social housing stock through the Warm Homes :
Social Housing Fund Wave 3.

Content

RESOLVED:-
 
In
relation to the Warm Homes:Social Housing Fund Wave 3: 
 
(a )     Cabinet agree to the submission
of an application for funding from the Warm Homes : Social Housing
Fund Wave 3 as part of the North East consortium led by the North
East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub by the submission deadline of 25th
November 2024;
 
(b )     authority be delegated to the
Executive Director of Place and Regeneration in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Looking After Our Environment and Monitoring
Officer, to enter into a Strategic Partnership Agreement in
relation to the Warm Homes:Social Housing Fund Wave 3, with other
North East and Yorkshire local authorities to set up / govern the
consortium arrangement for programme delivery, to be led by North
East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub (NEYNZ Hub); 
 
(c )     Cabinet note that a capital
budget allocation up to a maximum of £7,000,000 within the
Housing Revenue Account will be submitted as part of the Budget
2025-26, Medium Term Financial Plan 2025-29 and 30 Year Business
Plan for the Housing Revenue Account for approval at County Council
in February 2025, as co-funding for an application to the Warm
Homes:Social Housing Fund Wave 3 grant scheme on a maximum 50%
intervention rate;
 
(d )     authority be delegated to the
Executive Director of Place and Regeneration in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Looking After Our Environment and Section
151 Officer to accept grant funding for Warm Homes:Social Housing
Fund Wave 3 subject to agreeing the final details of the Grant
Funding Agreement, to enable the timely implementation of the
programme should the bid be successful; 
 
(e )     authority be delegated to the
Executive Director of Place and Regeneration in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Looking After Our Environment and Section
151 Officer to undertake in relation to the Warm Homes:Social
Housing Fund Wave 3, compliant procurement exercise(s) as required
for programme delivery and subsequent contract award up to a
maximum programme budget of £15.6m. 
 
In
relation to the Warm Homes: Local Grant
 
(f )      authority be delegated to
the Executive Director of Place and Regeneration in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Looking After Our Environment to submit
an Expression of Interest application to Warm Homes: Local Grant,
by the submission deadline of 1st December 2024;
 
(g )     authority be delegated to the
Executive Director of Place and Regeneration in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Looking After Our Environment and Section
151 Officer to accept grant funding for Warm Homes:Local Grant
subject to agreeing the final details of the Grant Funding
Agreement, to enable the timely implementation of the programme
should the bid be successful; and 
 
(h )     authority be delegated to the
Executive Director of Place and Regeneration in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Looking After Our Environment and Section
151 Officer to undertake compliant procurement exercises as
required for programme delivery and subsequent contract award up to
a maximum programme budget of £15.5m over 3 years, or
£25.9m in the event the Government confirms an increased
funding package and longer term 5 year programme in the Spending
Review.