Wolverhampton City Council

Wolverhampton City Council are really leading the way forward for local authorities as the first council to have re-released its Affordable Warmth Strategy with targets set even higher than previously. The Council provides approximately £250,000 towards the Affordable Warmth scheme each year, to target the most vulnerable and needy people in the City.

As well as funding the Affordable Warmth scheme, the Council also provides assistance in many other forms for owner occupiers, private tenants, and the Council's own tenants.

On of these services is the result of a pilot scheme Wolverhampton City Council have been running in the North East of the City, which aims to assist tenants moving properties. All vacant properties in the area are signed up to have their fuel supplied by Scottish Power, giving tenants one less thing to think about during the moving in process.

The Affinity Partnership between Wolverhampton City Council and Scottish Power also allows the Council to deal with any issues swiftly and effectively because they already know who they will need to contact at Scottish Power should any problems arise.

Tenants are completely free to choose whether they wish to stay with Scottish Power or change their fuel supplier, though the initial tariff offered is highly competitive.

Due to the success of the pilot, plans to roll out the scheme across all vacant Council properties in Wolverhampton are soon to be implemented.

For more information contact Tom Winckley on energy.efficiency@wolverhampton.gov.uk.