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Housing Sustainability Survey                

Thank you for taking part in the Housing Sustainability Survey. Your opinions are important and will inform the work shaping the Sustainability and Fuel Poverty Strategy for the Housing Management Department of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The answers to this survey will help us make recommendations for how we can support, empower and work together with residents to tackle issues around environmental sustainability in our housing stock.We also encourage your  feedback on the draft of the Housing Strategy, which you can read here. Question 11 of this survey provides a dedicated space for comments.

Please note the Council is developing a corporate strategy to meet its Net Zero Carbon commitments, and there will be a borough-wide survey in relation to this, as well as consultation on COVID-19 recovery plans. Housing Management will feed into the corporate strategy. This present survey is therefore focused on issues linked specifically to Housing Management and the approach the department takes with regard to sustainability.

The closing date for responses is Friday 16th October 2020.

Your views
Q1 Did you know that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea declared a climate emergency in October 2019?
 
Q2 How concerned, if at all, are you about the climate emergency?
 
 
Q3 How much, if at all, do you think climate change is currently affecting your local area?
Q4 Please indicate how strongly you agree, or disagree, with the following statements about climate change and the climate emergency.
  Strongly agree   Agree   Neither agree nor disagree   Disagree   Strongly disagree  
  I consider the climate emergency to be a priority issue          
  The climate emergency should be a priority issue for everyone          
  I have a good understanding of what is causing climate change          
  Individual actions can make a difference as part of a wider community to reduce carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change          
  I currently have the ability to make changes to my day-to-day life that could help reduce my carbon footprint          
  I feel empowered to take action in my local area          
Q5 To what extent do you agree or disagree that the following should lead by example by implementing bold actions  to help address the climate emergency?
  Strongly agree   Agree   Neither agree nor disagree   Disagree   Strongly disagree  
  The Government          
  The Mayor of London          
  The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea          
  Housing Management            
  Businesses          
  Tenants and leaseholders          
Q6 The Council has adopted two carbon reduction targets: for the borough to be net zero carbon by 2040, and to be net zero carbon as an organisation by 2030. The Council therefore aims to reduce the carbon emissions from its own operations, activities and buildings (including the Council Housing Stock). To achieve this, Housing Management is playing a key role and is developing a Sustainability and Fuel Poverty Strategy to address climate change and environmental sustainability in our estates. The draft strategy, linked above, is in progress, and will be reviewed in line with consultation, as well as the Council’s Carbon Neutral Action Plan and the Council’s COVID-19 recovery plans.

As Housing Management develop their strategy, what should they be prioritising to address the climate emergency and make your local areas and estates greener? (Please select all that apply and add any suggestions under “other”)
 
Q7 Achieving a carbon neutral borough by 2040 requires collective and individual action. Everyone who lives or works in the borough can help make a difference in tackling climate change by changing certain behaviours. Please let us know from the list below what you are currently doing as a resident or would consider doing in the future to help reduce your impact on the environment
  Already done this/do this   Started to do this, but could do it more   Would consider doing this in the future   Would like to do this, but need support to do so   Would not consider doing this in the future   Don't know  
  Reducing your energy usage            
  Improving the energy efficiency of your home and/or appliances            
  Switching to a green electricity tariff            
  Recycling as much household waste as possible            
  Limiting the amount of water you use            
  Using public transport (once current COVID-19 related travel risks and restrictions are no longer in place)            
  Driving less            
  Cycling or walking more instead of driving            
  Switching to an electric or low emissions car            
  Growing your own food            
  Reducing food miles by shopping local and/or seasonal            
  Eating a more plant-based diet or less meat and/or dairy            
  Cut consumption and waste by shopping for long-lasting items, and repair/reuse or give away unwanted items            
  Minimising single use plastic in packaging or products you buy            
  Take part in a climate change group or activity in your neighbourhood or elsewhere            
  Organise a climate change event or initiate a project in your local area            
Q8
Q9 What, if anything, is stopping you from taking action to reduce your impact on the environment and addressing the climate emergency? (Please tick all that apply)
 
Q10 Which of the following would you find useful to encourage you or your household to do more to help reduce your impact on the environment and address the climate emergency? (Please tick all that apply)
 
Q11

Further contact
Q12 Would you like to be contacted to be further involved in the development of Housing Management’s strategy? This could be for instance by attending some virtual meetings to review the strategy, or to provide feedback on Housing Management’s progress further down the line, or telling us about expertise you may have in any of the areas mentioned above
Q13 If you would like to be contacted further, and have ticked 'Yes' to the question above, please include your contact details below:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

About you
Kensington and Chelsea Council is required to take account of how our actions affect different groups within our community. We are committed to ensuring all residents have fair access to the services we provide and ultimately that our borough is a safe and welcoming place for all.

To help with this, we collect equalities information on who uses our services and who we come into contact with. We collect this data because we want to fully understand who our residents are and the barriers they may face when accessing our services so we can make sure we do everything we can to remove them.

The more we know about our residents, the more we can tailor our services to meet your needs.
Q14 What is your interest in the Housing Sustainability and Fuel Poverty Strategy? (Please tick all that apply)
 
Q15 What is your sex?
 
Q16 Does your gender identity match the sex you were registered with at birth?
Q17
Q18 Are your day-to-day activities limited because of a health problem or disability which has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months? (Include problems related to old age)
Q19 If yes, what is the nature of your health problem or disability?
 
Q20 Ethnicity: How do you describe your ethnic origin?
 
Q21 How would you describe your religion or belief?
 
Q22 How would you describe your sexual orientation?
 

Using your personal information
The information you have provided to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's Housing Department will only be used to understand respondents' views on sustainability. Where you have given us permission to contact you further about this exercise, your contact details will only be used to contact you for these purposes.

Your information will only be used for the intended purpose, we will not collect any additional information about yourself, we will not share your data with other Council Departments and or external bodies. If we intend to use your information for any other purpose, we will normally ask you first. In some cases, the Council may use your information for another purpose if it has a legal duty to do so, to provide a complete service to you, or if there is a risk of serious harm or threat to life. The Council will retain your information in accordance with our retention schedule and it will be held securely.

If you have any questions regarding your Data Protection rights, such as accessing your personal information, etc. or if you have a concern over the handling of your information, you can email [email protected]

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