Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will benefit from the landlords' liability fund for improving dwellings being set at (a) £2,500 and (b) £5,000.

The recent consultation on the domestic Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 proposed to introduce a capped landlord funding contribution.

The Department estimates the policy to affect 280,000 properties across England and Wales that will all benefit from some energy efficiency improvements. If the landlord contribution is capped at £2,500 per property, 85,000 homes will reach Energy Performance Certificate band E, whereas if the cap is set at £5,000, 118,000 homes will achieve band E. The remaining properties under both options will receive some energy efficiency improvements but will not achieve band E.

Full details of the policy options under considerations and the complete consultation stage impact assessment are available via the gov.uk consultation hub.