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Previously known as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) Wave 3 will allocate funding to social housing, council housing and housing associations to deliver warm, energy efficient homes, reducing carbon emissions and tackling fuel poverty.
We can assess your housing portfolio, identify blocks suitable for Allume's SolShare, and arrange complimentary feasibility studies with estimated costs and benefits. If you're planning to include a block of flats in your bid, we're happy to assist throughout the process.
Application window closes at midday on 25th November 2024. Act now to decarbonise and lift residents out of fuel poverty.
Will the WH:SHF provide funding for solar?
Yes. Applicants are expected to focus on measures that will help lower household energy bills. This includes, but is not limited to, energy efficiency measures (such as solar PV and wall, loft, and underfloor insulation) and low-carbon heating technologies.
Due to Allume's significant role in decarbonising social housing flats and delivering direct benefits to residents, SolShare has been specified by several housing associations and local authorities in previous SHDF application waves. These include:
- Brunelcare Housing
- Haig Housing
- London Borough of Enfield
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Your Housing Group
Several others are also incorporating our SolShare system in their SHDF applications.
Social housing case studies
Your Housing Group case study
Our Senior Business Development Manager, Ramin Hakimov, hosted a webinar with Martin Lee from Your Housing Group, who partnered with us to reduce fuel poverty for 68 social homes across four schemes in Manchester. The session also offers a masterclass on securing SHDF funding for installing shared rooftop solar. Watch the webinar below.
London Borough of Lewisham case study
We recently completed an SHDF-funded project at The Hermitage in Lewisham, London, in partnership with Lewisham Council and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Allume's SolShare was used alongside other innovative technologies to retrofit a block of flats, addressing the challenge of varied EPC ratings. SolShare is the only solution that can allocate different proportions of solar energy and peak usage to uplift all flats to EPC band C or better.
As part of this project, all 28 flats were connected to rooftop solar panels, with energy distribution customised for each flat, upgrading the entire building to EPC band C.
What are the eligibility criteria?
Social housing properties below EPC band C are eligible for WH:SHF funding.
- Applications must cover a minimum of 100 homes, although smaller providers with 1000 homes or fewer can apply with fewer properties.
- Non-social homes can be upgraded on an infill basis up to 30% of homes in an application, up to 70% within a single block, and with no contribution requirement from tenants or landlords.
- Up to 10% of properties can be EPC band C or above if they install clean heat measures or if the project relies on their inclusion.
How much funding is available?
The WH:SHF funding is covered by three cost caps, they will provide eligible applicants with:
- Base Cost Cap: Up to £7,500 per home for any measure, requiring 50:50 match funding from the applicant;
- Low Carbon Heat - Off Gas Uplift: An additional £7,500 per home for low carbon heat measures in off-gas grid properties, meaning applicants can receive up to £15,000 per home on a 50:50 match funding basis;
• Low Carbon Heat - On Gas Offer: And up to £20,000 per home for on-gas grid properties converting to low carbon heat, applicable to a maximum of 10% of properties in a project, without match funding. Note, applicants cannot also access the £7,500 base cost cap for these homes.
Let our social housing team help you craft a winning application
Solar is a key part of the fund—don’t miss out. Allume can support your retrofit strategy, contact us now to get started. Or get in touch directly with our funding specialist, Ramin Hakimov.