tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18727745.post5225600796452747624..comments2024-02-13T07:44:24.008+00:00Comments on The Low Carbon Kid: The Green Deal will fail under current arrangementsDavidKThorpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215770376688861114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18727745.post-74483428419254413882011-09-23T09:45:47.924+01:002011-09-23T09:45:47.924+01:00Good point, David. Whole-street schemes are not ne...Good point, David. Whole-street schemes are not new - there are examples carried out by local authorities and include whole tower blocks of course. One can't expect these occupants to insulate externally themselves!<br /><br />The type of homes treated this way are commonly rented and 'hard-to-heat', and the landlord is the council or a housing association. <br /><br />Residents will often collectively fall under a definition of fuel poor because of the standard of housing.<br /><br />They would therefore typically not be in a position to take advantage of DIY store loans.DavidKThorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04215770376688861114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18727745.post-50824768831088383142011-09-23T09:05:58.747+01:002011-09-23T09:05:58.747+01:00Interesting post - I was struck by this bit:
&quo...Interesting post - I was struck by this bit:<br /><br />"ECO is expected to offer insulation and home improvements to whole streets, regardless of income, to ensure improvements are made at scale - which is far more cost-effective than house-to-house, especially where external insulation is required."<br /><br />I hadn'tr heard this but welcome it - but (a) how is this going to be squared against the govt's commitment to making sure that only those most in need are beneficiaries of ECO and (b) does a simultaneous scheme which carries out insulation measures for free street-by-street encourage people to sit tight and shun the 6 or 7% loans on offer from B&Q?DavidFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822541385273306504noreply@blogger.com