VHHP - Victorian Healthy Homes Program

The VHHP - Victorian Healthy Homes Program delivered 1000 energy efficiency and thermal comfort upgrades to low-income householders with a social or health care need. It was designed as a randomised controlled trial, with homes upgraded either before winter (intervention group) or after winter (control group).

With a budget of over 1 million euros, the VHHP upgraded homes either before or after the winter period (June 22 - Sep 21) of each year. Final data collection and analysis were completed by December 2021. This was a good example of a project focusing on health benefits rather than solely on energy savings.

Some concrete key performance indicators (KPIs) of the project include:

• Homes upgraded: 1000.
• Home visits completed: 1900.
• Residential efficiency scorecards completed: 1000.

Main beneficiaries: the disabled and low income consumers.

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  Countries impacted:
  

  Australia
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  Geographical scale:
  

  Regional and Local
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  Energy poverty phase:
  

  Implementation
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  Intervention type:
  

  Household energy efficiency and refurbishment

  Monitoring and Impact Assessment

  Data collection
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  Professionals involved:
  

  Social worker

  Researcher

  Technician
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  Partners involved:
  

  Sustainability Victoria

  Victoria State Government
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  Type of funding:
  

  Regional funds from the Victorian Government
• SDGs addressed: