Social Housing Decarbonisation fund
The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) is a government program. It helps to improve social housing that does not meet Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C standards.
By 2035, we want to make all our homes in flat blocks have at least a C rating on their Energy Performance Certificates (EPC). You can find further details about EPCs on the Energy Saving Trust website.
We successfully secured funding from the Warm Homes Social Housing Fund (previously called the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund) in 2022 (Wave 1), and 2023 (Wave 2) and have now applied for Wave 3, which has been renamed Warm Home Social Housing Fund.
- In Wave 1 we got a grant of £1,836,546.25. We invested a further £1,603,694.31 of our money to improve 209 homes.
- In Wave 2 we received a grant of £2,621,879.50. We invested a further £3,967,867.62 to improve a further 237 homes.
These upgrades are being combined with our Major Refurbishment Project to create a plan of work to improve the living conditions for all residents.
We targeted our least energy-efficient homes, and installed measures such as
- external wall insulation,
- cavity wall insulation,
- loft insulation,
- solar panels,
- energy efficient lighting, and
- ventilation.
These measures have made the homes more energy-efficient, reduced carbon emissions, and are helping tackle fuel bills and fuel poverty.
It is also an important step towards the government’s longer-term target to make all homes “net-zero”, tackling the climate emergency.
