You are here: Home: Housing: Advice and support: Housing advice

Housing advice

Energy efficiency and conservation

The Housing Energy Action Team provides impartial advice and assistance to help people reduce their fuel bills, improve the living conditions in their homes and make their homes more energy efficient and better for the environment.

The services provided by the Housing Energy Action Team include:

• help and advice on accessing free local or national schemes for insulation and heating works
• help and advice on accessing grants for installing solar energy systems for generating electricity and hot water
• home energy surveys to produce a 'personal' energy report on people's homes
• advice on renewable energy
• talks to community groups on how to save energy.

Affordable warmth

The Affordable Warmth Strategy for Calderdale aims to reduce fuel poverty and ensure that all homes in the area are able to enjoy Affordable Warmth. Implementation of the strategy is now being driven by a steering group made up of representatives from the local authority, the health sector, Pennine 2000 and voluntary organisations.

Affordable Warmth is the ability to heat your home to an adequate level for household comfort and health, without spending more than 10 per cent of the household income. Cold homes, high healthcare costs, cold related illnesses, excess winter deaths, fuel debts and housing in poor repair, are the visible signs of fuel poverty.

Affordable Warmth Strategy 2008 - 2011 [PDF file 809KB]|

Who can use the services of Housing Energy Action Team?

The help and advice provided by the Housing Energy Action Team is freely available to all Calderdale residents.

Energy grants and schemes are always changing so contact us and we can give you the up to date information on the most beneficial schemes to suit your needs.

Currently you may be entitled to free insulation and, in some cases heating measures, if you are an owner-occupier or pay private rent and:

• are over 60
• are over 60 and in receipt of a means tested benefit
• are in receipt of a health related means tested benefit
• have children under 16 and are in receipt of a means tested benefit
• a member of the household has a cold-related illness.

If you do not qualify for the free schemes, we can advise on other loan and cash back schemes that may be available to you.

How it works

Call in at the Housing Advice Centre or telephone the Housing Energy Action Team directly.

We will discuss your individual needs and circumstances and refer you to the most appropriate scheme. A home visit can also be arranged if you need further assistance.

Helping us improve our services

The Housing Energy Action Team aims to improve the quality and range of support provided. We carry out regular service reviews to make sure the support services meet the needs of service users, are good quality and offer good value for money. As part of this, we encourage service users to tell us what they think of the services they receive and how they could be improved.

Contact the Housing Energy Action Team

For more information, or to request a leaflet:

• Contact
• Housing Energy Action Team
• Address
• 10/12 Crossley Street
  Halifax HX1 1UG.
• E-mail
• housingenergy@calderdale.gov.uk
• Telephone
• 01422 392487.

back to top