SHDF Wave 1
The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund is a Government funded energy efficiency scheme to help improve the energy efficiency of socially rented housing in England.
In partnership with local social housing provider, Citizen Housing, Coventry City Council were successful in applying for £1 million pounds of funding from SHDF to support Citizen’s plans to upgrade the energy efficiency of their properties in Coventry.
95 homes in the Radford ward of Coventry were upgraded with energy efficiency measures including external wall insulation, loft insulation and new windows and doors.
The project will significantly improve the energy efficiency of these homes, to at least an EPC band C, and will support residents to reduce their energy consumption and bills and help them stay warm and comfortable in their homes.
In doing this, the project will also help to reduce fuel poverty and domestic carbon emissions, two key priorities for Coventry.
SHDF Wave 2.1
Following on from the success of Wave 1, Coventry City Council again teamed up with Citizen Housing to bid from the second wave of the SHDF. The partnership successfully bid for over £23 million of funding to support Citizen Housing’s plans to improve the energy efficiency of a further 2000 homes across different areas of Coventry.
The current scheme will run until September 2025 and will provide energy efficiency measures including external wall insulation, cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and new windows and doors.
It is hoped the scheme will help to:
- lower resident's energy consumption
- improve the thermal efficiency and comfort of resident's homes
- reduce the City's domestic carbon emissions
- and reduce levels of fuel poverty
Citizen Housing will be contacting residents eligible for this scheme directly.
Please read the Council's SHDF W2.1 privacy notice [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/climate-change/privacy-notice-social-housing-decarbonisation-fund-wave-21] before taking part in the scheme.