North Staffordshire Warm Zone, bringing affordable warmth and energy efficiency to privately owned and privately rented accommodation in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

North Staffordshire Warm Zone was set up to make homes across Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme affordably warm and energy efficient. Our aim is to bring real help to homes and to make a real difference to the quality of life of thousands of households.

The Zone is a dynamic two year partnership delivered on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Scottish Power and National Grid Affordable Warmth to bring real benefits to householders who need help because they live in cold damp homes or find it hard to keep their home affordably warm.

North Staffordshire Warm Zone has access to funding and grants for loft and cavity wall insulation, draught proofing, heating systems, heating repairs, tank jackets and low energy light bulbs. We can also give up-to-date and expert advice on energy efficiency and help you to find out if you are claiming the right benefits.

Who will benefit from the North Staffs Warm Zone?
The North Staffordshire Warm Zone project will benefit private owner occupied and private rented households in certain parts of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Households who are found to be in fuel poverty could receive:

FREE insulation measures

Households who are in receipt of certain ‘passport’ benefits could receive:

FREE insulation measures

FREE central heating measures

Households who do not qualify for the full grant, do however qualify for our heavily subsidised scheme on insulation measures, and a typical household could save up to 60%.

All households will be able to access:

FREE benefits advice

FREE energy advice

FREE energy saving light bulbs

FREE Smoke Alarms

In summary, all privately owned or rented households in specific areas of Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme will be able to benefit from the North Staffordshire Warm Zone project.

When will you be visiting me?

We are working in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme until December 2008 and plan to visit over 73,000 homes in that time. We can’t visit everyone at once so we have put together a programme that we hope will bring help to those who need it most in the next two years. By working to a timetable and by using the systematic street-by-street Warm Zone approach, we can use our funding in the most cost-effective way that will benefit the most in need of our help.

However we do understand that a planned programme, although cost effective, does need to be flexible. So if you or someone you know is suffering, or is likely to suffer from cold-related ill health as a result of living in a cold damp home, or just can't get warm, get in touch and talk to us or contact us for a self-assessment form which can be returned to us. We’ll always do the very best we can to help.

For further information, please contact the North Staffordshire Warm Zone office:
Telephone: 01782 238443 or visit their website.

Beat the Cold – ‘Warm and Safe at Home’

Beat the Cold is working to provide help to people in all housing sectors in specific areas of Stoke on Trent. So why not give the team a call on 0800 389 2258 to find out more.

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