Article 16 Achievement of home heating cost reduction obligation
A supplier must achieve its total home heating cost reduction obligation by the end of 31st March 2017.
Subject to paragraphs (6) and (7), a supplier must achieve its total home heating cost reduction obligation by promoting heating qualifying actions.
Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), a heating qualifying action is the installation of a measure—
at private domestic premises occupied by a member of the affordable warmth group; and
which results in a reduction in the cost of heating those premises to 21 degrees Celsius in the main living areas and 18 degrees Celsius in all other areas.
A heating qualifying action which is the repair of a qualifying boiler or a qualifying electric storage heater must be accompanied by a warranty for at least one year.
A heating qualifying action must be carried out—
by a person of appropriate skill and experience;
on or after 1st April 2015; and
in accordance with the Publicly Available Specification where the installation is referred to in the Specification.
No more than 5% of a supplier’s total home heating cost reduction obligation may be achieved by the repair of a qualifying boiler.
No more than 5% of a supplier’s total home heating cost reduction obligation may be achieved by the repair of a qualifying electric storage heater.
A supplier must ensure that a heating qualifying action which is—
a replacement boiler is accompanied at the time installation is complete by a qualifying warranty;
a replacement electric storage heater is accompanied by a warranty for one year.
In this article “private domestic premises” means domestic premises other than premises described in Schedule 4.