Thousands more social housing tenants to benefit from homes that are warmer and cheaper to heat

• £80 million in grant funding will be available to Social Housing Landlords, Local Authorities and housing associations, through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund
• Funding will go towards insulation and heat pumps in socially rented homes, helping to lower bills by around £240 a year and support 2,000 jobs 
• Next wave of funding will help upgrade a further 9,500 social homes to make them warmer and more energy efficient 

Thousands more social housing tenants will be benefit from homes that are warmer and cheaper to heat, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced today (2 October).

£80 million in additional funding will be made available to eligible Social Housing Landlords, including local authorities and housing associations, so they can install energy efficiency measures such as insulation and heat pumps in socially rented homes. 

This will help some of the lowest-income families save around £240 a year on their energy bills, while cutting carbon emissions. More than 100,000 homes in England are already benefiting from the scheme and today’s funding will help upgrade a further 9,500 homes. 

Measures range from installing new wall, loft or underfloor insulation to supporting families to switch to low carbon heating – helping to cut energy bills and supporting around 2,000 British jobs. 

As part of the Prime Minister’s long-term decision to reach Net Zero by 2050 in a way which reduces the costs and burdens on British families, eligible tenants will receive energy efficiency upgrades free of charge through their social housing provider.

When Labour left office, less than 12 per cent of homes in the UK - including social housing - had adequate energy efficiency (EPC rating of C), this is now up to nearly half of all homes. 

Today’s funding will help support this Conservative government’s ambition to move towards ever-greater energy security and independence. The announcement is one of the steps this Conservative government is taking to create jobs, reduce emissions and support families with the cost of living. 

Commenting, Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Claire Coutinho, said: 

“This Conservative government is leading the way when it comes to reducing carbon emissions, cutting them faster than any other major economy – but we want to do it in a way that supports the British public and does not burden hard working families with additional costs. 

“This latest round of our Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund will help an extra 9,500 homes to save around 240 from their bills, improve their energy efficiency, as well as cutting emissions and supporting thousands of jobs.”