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Improving the Energy Efficiency of Socially Rented Homes in England
The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is running an open consultation asking for views on the government’s proposal to set a minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) for socially rented homes.
This consultation is an important step in ensuring that every tenant has a decent, warm and comfortable home. We are considering options to raise energy efficiency standards in the domestic social rented sector to make homes easier to heat, tackling fuel poverty and lowering carbon emissions.
Socially rented homes are not currently required to meet a minimum EPC standard and current requirements are roughly equivalent to an EPC ‘F’ rating. We propose setting the standard at EPC C or equivalent by 2030. This mirrors proposals to raise standards in the private rented sector.
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The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is running an open consultation asking for views on the government’s proposal to set a minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) for socially rented homes.
This consultation is an important step in ensuring that every tenant has a decent, warm and comfortable home. We are considering options to raise energy efficiency standards in the domestic social rented sector to make homes easier to heat, tackling fuel poverty and lowering carbon emissions.
Socially rented homes are not currently required to meet a minimum EPC standard and current requirements are roughly equivalent to an EPC ‘F’ rating. We propose setting the standard at EPC C or equivalent by 2030. This mirrors proposals to raise standards in the private rented sector.
