Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund statistics - May 2026
Published 28 May 2026
Applies to England
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Introduction
In January 2026, the government published its Warm Homes Plan to upgrade up to 5 million homes by 2030. The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) is part of this plan, installing energy efficiency upgrades and low-carbon heating measures in English social housing. The scheme provides funding to local authorities, combined authorities, registered providers of social housing, and registered charities that own social housing in England.
WH:SHF was formerly known as SHDF Wave 3. Draft Guidance for this scheme was published on 13 May 2024, and social housing landlords had the opportunity to ask clarification questions by mid-June 2024. The delivery window opened in April 2025.
Further details on the WH:SHF can be found in the scheme’s guidance
What you need to know about these statistics
The data contained in these statistics is based on returns submitted by 35 of the 138 participating Grant Recipients by mid-May 2026, reporting activity to the end of April 2026.
All figures in this publication are provisional and subject to revision. Previous similar schemes such as SHDF have seen significant revisions to early publications, and we expect to see the same for the WH:SHF. We have identified issues with Grant Recipients under-reporting completed measures and are working to mitigate this. These figures are an accurate representation of reporting from Grant Recipients but are likely to significantly under-report actual activity.
Key statistics
Total Homes Upgraded
- This publication is based on returns submitted by mid-May 2026 covering reporting activity to the end of April 2026. To date, there have been around 3,900 measures reported by Grant Recipients across 2,080 households in the WH:SHF.
Figure 1: Cumulative number of homes upgraded in the WH:SHF
The data used in this chart can be found in Table 1 of the accompanying tables.
Delivery by Measure Type
- Across the WH:SHF, Solar PV was the most common type of measure, accounting for 43% of installations reported by Grant Recipients. Insulation measures accounted for around 36% of WH:SHF measures and 25% of measures were loft insulation. Low Carbon Heat accounted for 12% of measures as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Type of measures installed in the WH:SHF
The data used in this chart can be found in Table 2 of the accompanying tables. Other Insulation includes Cavity Wall Insulation, Solid Wall Insulation and all roof insulation measures. Other Low Carbon Heating and Other Electricity Related measures include all other forms of Low Carbon Heating or Electricity Related measures not listed.
Delivery by Region
- The West Midlands region has the most homes upgraded through WH:SHF (33% of total WH:SHF homes), followed by the East Midlands (24%), East of England (13%), South East (12%), and Yorkshire and the Humber (11%). Please note the regions have significantly different populations and participating Grant Recipients.
Annex: Further information
Next publication date
The next publication date is Thursday 25 June 2026.
Scheme information
More information on the WH:SHF scheme can be found on the scheme’s guidance.
Accompanying tables
Tables showing number of measures installed and households upgraded under the WH:SHF are available online. The tables also contain information on methodology and data quality.
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.
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 statisticians: Darren Stillwell and Christine Cheung
Email: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk
Media enquiries: 020 7215 1000