How many (a) applications, (b) householders assessed for eligibility and (c) acceptances there have been for Stage Four measures of the Ene…

Callers to the Energy Assistance Package helpline do not make an application for Stage Four measures as such. Their local energy advisor takes them through an assessment of their potential eligibility for Stages Three and Four, while also offering energy saving advice at Stage One and opportunities to maximise their income and reduce their energy costs at Stage Two.
It is not possible to identify the number of applications for Stage Four measures, because the application made is to the Energy Assistance Package, rather than to a particular Stage. However, a breakdown of enquiries to the EAP is given in the first table, at (a).
Those households that the energy advisor considers potentially eligible for Stage Four are referred to the managing agent for a survey. The survey comprises both an eligibility check of the household and an energy performance assessment of the dwelling. A relatively small number of households are excluded without a survey being undertaken because the managing agent cannot contact them, or they withdraw. The first table shows the households referred to Stage Four and those who cancelled with a survey being undertaken, at (b) and (c).
The second table shows the households where the survey is not yet complete and where the eligibility survey has been completed, at (d) and (e). The number of households where the survey is incomplete are slightly higher than usual, due to the holidays which followed closely on the coming into effect on 21 December 2009 of the amended regulations which extended eligibility to dwellings with Band E energy performance.
The third table shows the status of the households that have been surveyed, with those accepted for Stage Four measures, those that are not eligible, and those who cancelled after the survey, at (f), (g), and (h).
The analyses are provided for the year to date, broken down by local authority area. This information is not normally analysed by local authority area and considerable additional analysis would be required to provide monthly figures going back to April. Therefore, the figures provided are for the year total, from April to end of December. The figures exclude the 5,500 households who had applied under the Central Heating Programme who did not undergo the same eligibility survey.
1. Enquiries and Referrals to Stage Four
Local authority
| (a) Enquiries to the Energy Assistance Package
| (b) Households Referred for Stage Four Measures
| (c) Cancelled before Stage Four Eligibility Survey*

Year to end December

Aberdeen City
| 903
| 170
| 17

Aberdeenshire
| 1,380
| 310
| 30

Angus
| 1,185
| 179
| 16

Argyll and Bute
|