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Consultation on the borough’s Fuel Poverty Strategy
Cheshire West and Chester Council is working closely with partners to support our residents with the current cost of living crisis.
In west Cheshire, it is estimated that over 18,000 households are currently experiencing fuel poverty. This is expected to increase given the cost of living crisis and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, combined with the war in Ukraine which is increasing the cost of fuel and financial uncertainty.
The Council is developing a strategy and action plan, outlining key areas of work which will help to tackle fuel poverty levels across the borough. This will focus on five areas of action.
Reducing debt and maximising household income
Improving residents’ health and wellbeing by tackling cold-related illnesses
Improving the energy efficiency of homes
Increasing renewable and low carbon technology in domestic properties
We want to hear your views on the draft Fuel Poverty Strategy so that we can develop an inclusive and innovative strategy that will help residents across the borough. Share your ideas and views of the plans on our online survey. Click on 'complete the survey', below, to take part.
This consultation will be open until 23 November 2022.
Once this consultation has closed, we will collate and summarise all the responses and share them with the Council’s Cabinet in Spring 2023. Key findings from the consultation will be made available here in the Spring.
The fuel poverty strategy consultation is now closed
Thank you to everyone who took part. Your feedback will be considered by Cheshire West and Chester Council, to help shape the fuel poverty strategy.
The consultation findings and feedback on the key messages and the final strategy are available here.
The findings were discussed by the Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Cabinet in January and March 2023.
Information about these meetings is available on the Council's website:
Consultation on the borough’s Fuel Poverty Strategy
Cheshire West and Chester Council is working closely with partners to support our residents with the current cost of living crisis.
In west Cheshire, it is estimated that over 18,000 households are currently experiencing fuel poverty. This is expected to increase given the cost of living crisis and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, combined with the war in Ukraine which is increasing the cost of fuel and financial uncertainty.
The Council is developing a strategy and action plan, outlining key areas of work which will help to tackle fuel poverty levels across the borough. This will focus on five areas of action.
Reducing debt and maximising household income
Improving residents’ health and wellbeing by tackling cold-related illnesses
Improving the energy efficiency of homes
Increasing renewable and low carbon technology in domestic properties
We want to hear your views on the draft Fuel Poverty Strategy so that we can develop an inclusive and innovative strategy that will help residents across the borough. Share your ideas and views of the plans on our online survey. Click on 'complete the survey', below, to take part.
This consultation will be open until 23 November 2022.
Once this consultation has closed, we will collate and summarise all the responses and share them with the Council’s Cabinet in Spring 2023. Key findings from the consultation will be made available here in the Spring.
The fuel poverty strategy consultation is now closed
Thank you to everyone who took part. Your feedback will be considered by Cheshire West and Chester Council, to help shape the fuel poverty strategy.
There are a number of other ways to share your views. Write to: Climate Change Team, Cheshire West and Chester Council, The Portal, Wellington Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BA
Taking part is voluntary and all the information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
No information will be released that could identify an individual or household.
If you would like to know more about how we use and store the information you give us, please read our privacy notice.
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