Social care (both adults and children services) is an area the climate task force are keen to help. Helping services run more efficiently has several benefits;

• Saving money and carbon, (allowing the service area more budget to spend on equipment and staffing rather than utilities costs)
• If implemented correctly equipment will be more affordable to run and reduced maintenance costs
• Warmer facilities being easier to operate, allowing staff to focus on their core activities

If you have a particular property in mind you would like us to investigate; we could look at funding options and carry out an options appraisal to improve the facility.

The following articles and links are especially relevant to children services to help address burgeoning associated costs:

• Keep Shropshire Warm - energy saving advice
• Our Climate Pack lists guidance for education and community sectors together with funding options.
• Lightfoot Energy Diary
• Eight in ten councils forced to overspend on children’s social care
• How can I teach my child to save energy around the home?
• Young people help shape low-energy children’s homes
• Energise a Generation (CSE)
• Heat in buildings strategy: child rights and wellbeing impact assessment (Scotland)