Lancaster City Council Secures £1.9 Million Funding to Decarbonize Social Housing

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The Lancaster City Council has been awarded £1.9 million from the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (SHF) Wave 3 to improve the energy efficiency of its social housing properties. The fund is part of a £48m award to a consortium of 24 social housing providers, coordinated by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The three-year programme aims to target council properties with poor energy performance, reducing fuel bills, carbon emissions, and improving living conditions for tenants. The funding will also contribute to the city council's broader efforts to improve people's quality of life and make homes warmer, greener, and more affordable to run.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Lancaster City Council has been awarded £1.9 million from the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (SHF) Wave 3 to decarbonize its social housing properties.
  • The fund is part of a £48m award to a consortium of 24 social housing providers, coordinated by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
  • The three-year programme aims to target council properties with poor energy performance, reducing fuel bills and carbon emissions.
  • The programme will install measures such as wall, loft, and roof insulation, solar panels, efficient heating systems, and new windows and doors.
  • The project follows the successful delivery of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1, where the city council improved 105 homes between 2023 and 2025.
  • Tenant Samantha Kenyon has benefited from the programme, with her home on Keswick Road receiving external wall insulation and solar panels.
  • The programme's total investment stands at £95 million, aiming to upgrade more than 8,000 hard-to-heat homes across the region.
  • The city council's Coun Caroline Jackson notes that the funding will help tenants to improve the warmth and comfort of their homes, reduce fuel bills, and contribute towards reducing carbon emissions.
  • The programme's success will contribute to the city council's broader efforts to improve people's quality of life and make homes warmer, greener, and more affordable to run.

Statistics:

  • The Lancaster City Council has been awarded £1.9 million from the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (SHF) Wave 3.
  • The fund is part of a £48m award to a consortium of 24 social housing providers.
  • The programme's total investment stands at £95 million.
  • The programme aims to upgrade more than 8,000 hard-to-heat homes across the region.
  • Between 2023 and 2025, the city council improved 105 homes through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1.

Sources:

  • "Lancaster City Council awarded £1.9m to decarbonise social housing." (No date)
  • "Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (SHF) Wave 3" (No date)
  • "Liverpool City Region Combined Authority" (No date)
  • "Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1" (No date)