1️⃣2️⃣ Attach social conditions to public funding 🏘️📜

Public money shouldn’t fund displacement or poor-quality work.

📌 Prioritize nonprofit, public & cooperative housing, and tie funding to tenant protections and long-term affordability.

1️⃣1️⃣ Ringfence funding where it’s needed most 🎯💰

EU laws mention vulnerable groups — but money doesn’t always reach them.

📌 Enforce clear quotas in EU funds, inspired by NY’s investment mandate.

🔟 Include affected communities in policymaking 🗣️🤝

Consultations often miss vulnerable voices.

📌 Create binding standards for inclusive consultation and permanent structures to monitor equity in implementation.

9️⃣ Train and employ workers left behind 👷🏽‍♀️📚

Green jobs often focus on those already employed.

📌 EU skills and employment programs must support the long-term unemployed and reduce regional inequalities

8️⃣ Protect consumers in energy communities 🧾🛡️

Low-income participants need clear protections: savings, no hidden costs, and support.

📌 Strengthen consumer rights and fund CSOs to advocate for vulnerable households.

7️⃣ Share the benefits of energy communities 🌱💡

Without binding targets, energy communities risk bypassing those who need them most.

📌 Set minimum benefit thresholds and equity requirements to prioritise vulnerable areas.

6️⃣ Stop displacement during renovation 🚫🏚️

Protections that start after works are finished are too late.

📌 EU must ensure full displacement prevention strategies across the entire renovation process.

5️⃣ Reach those left out 📣🤲

Strict eligibility rules and limited outreach keep many vulnerable people from accessing support.

📌 Require diversified outreach and flexible eligibility, with help from local and community groups.

4️⃣ Remove financial barriers 💶❌

Upfront costs and co-financing exclude low-income households from renovations.

📌 Provide 100% grant-based support and allow direct payments to contractors

3️⃣ Use district heating to include more people 🔥🏘️

District heating and cooling are key when individual solutions don’t work.

📌 EU strategies should include mandatory targets for low-income households and polluted areas.