Local authorities, combined authorities and registered providers of social housing can apply for funding to improve the energy performance of their social homes.

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) has been established to upgrade a significant amount of the social housing stock currently below Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) C up to that standard.

The Fund aims to support the installation of energy performance measures in social homes in England, and help:

• Deliver warm, energy-efficient homes.
• Reduce carbon emissions.
• Tackle fuel poverty.
• Support green jobs.
• Develop the retrofit sector.
• Improve the comfort, health and wellbeing of social housing tenants.

Up to £700 million will be made available in the first tranche of Wave 2 of the Fund. There are likely to be subsequent smaller tranches of funding following this. Grant levels will vary according to the EPC band(s) of the homes being upgraded and the number of homes involved in each bid.

Local authorities, combined authorities and registered providers of social housing (including housing associations and ALMOs that are registered providers) in England can apply to Wave 2 of the SHDF.

The application window for Wave 2 funding will open in late August or early September 2022, however, interested parties may begin preparing applications now. Guidance will be published in July or August. Wave 2 will close eight weeks after it launches.

How To Apply

Applications to Wave 1 are now closed.

The competition window for SHDF Wave 2 funding will open in late August or early September 2022, however, interested parties may begin preparing applications now. Guidance will be published in July or August. Wave 2 will close eight weeks after it launches.

Funded projects will be those delivered up to March 2023.

For more information, visit the GOV UK website.