"The government is to scale back new energy efficiency targets for social housing, after councils and housing associations warned about the multi billion pound cost of potential building upgrades. Labour plans to introduce minimum energy performance ratings for social homes in England, in a bid to cut tenants' fuel bills and meet climate goals. But ministers now plan to give social landlords more time and greater flexibility to show they comply with new standards."
"Labour wants all social homes to achieve an energy performance certificate (EPC) score of at least C by 2030, using a new assessment system that is due to become operational the year before. The EPC system rates properties according to how efficiently they use energy, with the most efficient properties rated A and the least efficient G. Around one in four social homes fall below the C rating at the moment, according to latest statistics."
The government will scale back proposed energy efficiency targets for social housing after councils and housing associations highlighted multi-billion-pound upgrade costs. Labour seeks an EPC C minimum for all social homes by 2030 using a new assessment system that evaluates insulation, heating, and readiness for low-carbon technologies. About one in four social homes currently rate below C, leaving roughly 1.1 million properties needing upgrades. Original proposals required insulation to meet EPC C by 2030 plus one other measure; revised plans allow any one measure to meet C by 2030 and a second by 2039 to address deliverability and affordability concerns.
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