Ministers Focus On Councils’ Decarbonisation Scheme After Green Homes Grant Scrapped

The government is expecting many councils to bid for an extra £300m funding pot as part of an extended scheme to help decarbonise homes. The government said that 96,000 applications had been made through the Green Homes Grant scheme and 39,000 vouchers had been issued, with vouchers totalling £300m eventually expected to be issued. But MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee said the administration of the troubled scheme seems “nothing short of disastrous”. Read more on the Social Housing website.

https://www.socialhousing.co.uk/news/ministers-focus-on-councils-decarbonisation-scheme-after-flagship-green-homes-grant-scrapped-70236?utm_source=Housing60&utm_medium=email&utm_content=article_link&utm_campaign=H60 

BEIS Reveals Details Of £3.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund

The government’s £3.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund is likely to be distributed in four waves over the next decade. The department plans to offer an initial wave of £60m to the sector either in the summer or autumn this year. This £60m has already been confirmed by The Treasury as part of last year’s Spending Review and must be spent during this financial year. Beyond that BEIS is planning to release funding as part of “three-year waves”, with each of the waves being worth over £1bn, based on the assumption that more funding is given via the Spending Review. Read more on Inside Housing.

https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/beis-reveals-details-of-38bn-social-housing-decarbonisation-fund-69869#:~:text=BEIS%20reveals%20details%20of%20%C2%A33.8bn%20Social%20Housing%20Decarbonisation%20Fund,-News04.03.21&text=He%20said%20this%20was%20based,in%20its%202019%20election%20manifesto

Social Housing Sector Running Out Of Time To Meet Sustainability Targets

Nine in 10 social housing construction professionals believe the sector is in urgent need of new government guidelines if it is going to successfully meet sustainability targets. In a survey of 150 decision makers involved in the specification of building materials used for social housing developments, 88% agreed that the sector cannot wait for the pending Decarbonisation Fund and Decent Homes Standard review to define how it is going to become more sustainable. This guidance was expected to be included in the Social Housing Whitepaper which was released late last year, but it failed to clarify a number of key details the sector was waiting on. Read more on the Showhouse website.

https://www.showhouse.co.uk/news/social-housing-sector-running-out-of-time-to-meet-sustainability-targets/