Official Statistics

Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund statistics: October 2023

Published 26 October 2023

Applies to England

Introduction

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

The government launched Wave 1 of the SHDF in August 2021. It has awarded around £179 million of grant funding for delivery from 2022 into 2023 and will see energy performance improvements to up to 20,000 social housing properties.

What you need to know about these statistics

The data contained in the analysis is based on returns submitted by mid-October 2023, covering measure installations to the end of August 2023. The data is based on returns from 66 local authorities, with completed installations reported by 50 local authorities.

All figures in this publication are provisional and subject to revision.

Key statistics

Delivery by month

To the end of August 2023, the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Scheme Wave 1 delivered 16,132 measures in 9,192 households. The total number of measures delivered to date has increased by 15% from last publication, reflecting delivery in an additional month and revised data from local authorities.

Measure delivery in the last 3-month period declined by 35%, down from 4,861 measures delivered in March to May 2023, to 3,178 in the 3 months to August 2023.

Figure 1: Number of measures installed by installation month

Delivery by measure type

The majority of measures installed over the period were Insulation measures (9,437 measures, 58%), with Windows and Doors measures accounting for 20% (3,193 measures) and Electricity Related measures accounting for 15% (2,438 measures) of measures installed.

Figure 2: Number of measures installed by measure type

Delivery by region

Of the 16,132 measures installed, the majority were installed in the North East region (3,175 measures, 20%), with 3,129 measures installed in North West (19%) and 2,023 measures in London (13%).

Figure 3: Proportion of measures installed by English region

To the end of August 2023, 9,192 households have been upgraded under the scheme, meaning they have had at least one measure installed. Of these, 1,831 households were upgraded in the North East (20%), 1,396 in North West (15%), and 1,202 in London (13%).

Figure 4: Proportion of households upgraded by English region

Annex: Further information

Next publication date

The next publication will be at 09:30am on Thursday 30 November 2023.

Scheme information

See more information on the SHDF scheme.

Accompanying tables

Tables showing number of measures installed and households upgraded under SHDF are available.

Revisions policy

The Department’s statistical revisions policy sets out the revisions policy for these statistics, which has been developed in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics.

User engagement

Users are encouraged to provide comments and feedback on how these statistics are used and how well they meet user needs. Comments on any issues relating to this statistical release are welcomed and should be sent to: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk. The Department’s statement on statistical public engagement and data standards sets out the department’s commitments on public engagement and data standards as outlined by the Code of Practice for Statistics.

Pre-release access to statistics

Some ministers and officials receive access to these Official Statistics up to 24 hours before release. Details of the arrangements for doing this and a list of the ministers and officials that receive pre-release access to these statistics can be found in the Department’s statement of compliance with the Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.

Contact

Responsible statistician: Isi Avbulimen

Email: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk
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