London Warm Zone

London Warm Zone (LWZ) evolved from the Newham Warm Zone pilot scheme launch in 2001 and has been highly effective in helping householders improve the energy performance of their homes. The not-for-profit structure means that the LWZ approach is consistently based upon the best solution available, rather than maximising income at the expense of customer satisfaction.

LWZ is now working with the West London Housing Partnership and the East London Renewal Partnership, delivering a £10 million programme of work which aims to improve the decency and energy efficiency of people’s homes. The schemes ensure householders obtain all the available grants from central and local government, along with EDF Energy, to provide energy efficiency measures (loft and cavity insulation, central heating installations and upgrades) to bring homes up to the Decent Homes Standards for thermal comfort.

Alongside this LWZ address fuel poverty by increasing household income through a highly successful income maximisation programme which to date has raised more than £1 million.

West London Housing Partnership

The London Borough of Hounslow, as lead authority, in partnership with the west London boroughs of Hillingdon, Harrow, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea again successfully secured substantial grant funding from the London Regional Housing Pot (LRHP) and further Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) funding from EDF Energy. This vital money helps the partnership to continue its work within these communities helping those people who are most at risk.

East London Renewal Partnership

Since 2004 LWZ has worked in partnership with the east London boroughs of Newham (lead authority), Hackney, Havering, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Barking & Dagenham and Waltham Forest to deliver over £30 million of energy efficiency measures to vulnerable homes in the private sector.

The East London Warm Zone scheme also secured current funding from the London Regional Housing Pot (LRHP) and further Energy Efficiency Commitment (EEC) funding from EDF Energy

Both the East and West London Warm Zone schemes assist in The London Housing Strategy and the Government's national target to ensure that 70% of vulnerable private sector households (as defined by the Department for Communities and Local Government) live in decent housing by 2010. The schemes also provide an incentive for customers who are able to pay for loft and cavity wall insulation by offering up to 75% discounts for LWZ approved contractors to carry out the work.

The London Boroughs of Lewisham, Merton and Bromley

LWZ works in partnership with local authorities to offer grants and discounts to all homeowners, regardless of their income, to install loft and cavity wall insulation by its approved contractors.

If you want to find out more about London Warm Zone and the work it is doing in your area please contact the team on 020 8430 4389.

There is now a dedicated website for the London Warm Zone, which can be accessed here.

LATEST: The London Warm Zone Annual Report 2006-07 is now available here

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