Labour Group Amendment

Protect residents this winter

That deletions are made as shown with strikethrough below and additions are made as shown in bold italics below.

Council notes:

-           the crisis of rising energy bills; supply chain disruptions & the £20 Universal Credit cut

-           the links between fuel and food poverty, with low-income families often having             to choose between eating and heating their homes

-           that the poor quality of this country’s housing stock makes it expensive to heat
-           the need for a scheme to replace the failed Green Homes Grant and for tighter             Building Regulations for new homes

Council requests the Chief Executive write to the Minister for ‘Levelling Up’ to request

Government

-           make provision in in the anticipated ‘Levelling Up fund’ White Paper to redress the

            universal credit cut and support council crisis funds

-           provide additional funding towards the ongoing needs of the Emergency Food             Sector, to support a city-wide delivered community meals service for residents             suffering from food poverty

-           provide additional funding towards the Warm Home Discount Scheme and increase

            eligibility for Winter Fuel payments

-           and communicate council’s support for the New Economics Foundation ‘Great Homes

            Upgrade’ campaign, that calls for government measures to end obstacles to

            retrofitting;

Further, that

· The Council supports the Great Homes Upgrade campaign and End Fuel Poverty Coalition Councillors pledge;

· The Council requests that the Health & Wellbeing Board updates on the Fuel Poverty Affordable Warmth strategy, giving information to councillors on services mobilised for residents e.g.

§ Warmth for Wellbeing Programme

§ Local Energy Advice Partnership free home energy insulation

§ Access to food and essential provisions

§ Crisis payments, debt advice & mental health support.

Proposed by: Cllr Evans                                        Seconded by: Cllr Appich

Motion to read if carried:

Council notes:

-           the crisis of rising energy bills; supply chain disruptions & the £20 Universal Credit cut

-           the links between fuel and food poverty, with low-income families often having to             choose between eating and heating their homes

-           that the poor quality of this country’s housing stock makes it expensive to heat
-           the need for a scheme to replace the failed Green Homes Grant and for tighter             Building Regulations for new homes

Council requests the Chief Executive write to the Minister for ‘Levelling Up’ to request

Government

-           make provision in in the anticipated ‘Levelling Up fund’ White Paper to redress the

            universal credit cut and support council crisis funds

-           provide additional funding towards the ongoing needs of the Emergency Food             Sector, to support a city-wide delivered community meals service for residents             suffering from food poverty

-           provide additional funding towards the Warm Home Discount Scheme and increase

            eligibility for Winter Fuel payments

-           and communicate council’s support for the New Economics Foundation ‘Great Homes

            Upgrade’ campaign, that calls for government measures to end obstacles to

            retrofitting;

Further, that

· The Council supports the Great Homes Upgrade campaign and End Fuel Poverty Coalition Councillors pledge;

· The Council requests that the Health & Wellbeing Board updates on the Fuel Poverty Affordable Warmth strategy, giving information to councillors on services mobilised for residents e.g.

§ Warmth for Wellbeing Programme

§ Local Energy Advice Partnership free home energy insulation

§ Access to food and essential provisions

§ Crisis payments, debt advice & mental health support.