Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund statistics - April 2026

This release includes measures installed under the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund scheme. The statistical release includes analysis on: measures installed homes upgraded The scheme covers England only. Data provided in the release are 1 month in arrears. These statistics are provisional and are subject to future revisions. For further information or questions about these statistics, email energyefficiency.stats@energysecurity.gov.uk . Introduction The government has 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 Draft Guidance for this scheme was published on Monday 13 May 2024, and social housing landlords had the opportunity to ask clarification questions by mid-June 2024.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 28 of the 138 participating Grant Recipients by mid-April 2026, reporting activity to the end of March 2026. All figures in this publication are provisional and subject to revision. Previous schemes 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-April 2026 covering reporting activity to the end of March 2026. To date, there have been around 2,800 measures across 1,460 households in the WH:SHF . These figures are an accurate representation of GR reporting, but are likely to significantly undercount actual delivery. 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 42% of installations. Insulation measures accounted for around 36% of WH:SHF measures followed by Low Carbon Heating (13%) 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 LCH /Electricity Related measures include all other forms of low carbon heating/electricity related measures not listed. Delivery by Region The West Midlands region has the most homes upgraded through WH:SHF (39% of total WH:SHF homes), with the East Midlands (21%), South East (14%), and Yorkshire and The Humber (12%), also containing a higher proportion of homes upgraded. Please note the regions have significantly different populations and participating grant recipients. Annex: Further information Next publication date The next publication date is Thursday 28 May 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: Nick Dann and Christine Cheung Email: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk Media enquiries: 020 7215 1000 ### Title | Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Statistics for England | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Data covered in this release is to the end of March 2026. | | | | | | | | | Please direct all press enquiries to Press Officer 020 7215 5975 | | | | | | | | | Responsible Statistician | Responsible Statistician | | | | | | | | Nick Dann | Christine Cheung | | | | | | | | EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk | | | | | | | | | This workbook was updated on: | 30th April 2026 | | | | | | | | The next update for these statistics is: | 28th May 2026 | | | | | | | ### Contents | Table of contents | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Publication date: | 30th April 2026 | | | | Geographical Coverage | England only | | | | About This Release | | | | | All figures are provisional and subject to revision. | | | | | Table number | Table name | Last updated | Next publication date | | T1 | Table 1 - WH:SHF Monthly Install Volumes | =Title!B8 | =Title!B9 | | T2 | Table 2 - WH:SHF Measures Installed and Average (Mean) Total Cost by Measure Type | =Title!B8 | =Title!B9 | | T3 | Table 3 - WH:SHF Regional Install Volumes | =Title!B8 | =Title!B9 | ### About this Release | About This Release | | --- | | Introduction | | This release presents the latest statistics on the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) | | This release of statistics contains a selection of tables covering key metrics to monitor the scheme. | | The data contained in the analysis is based on Grant Recipient returns submitted by mid-April, reporting activity from the start of delivery in April 2025 to the end of March 2026 | | The scheme is only available in England. For more information on the scheme, please see the | | Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (opens in new window). | | Commentary on the latest statistics is available in the companion summary of the WH:SHF statistics. | | Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Background | | The Government has 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 Wave 3 was formerly known as SHDF Wave 3, and Draft Guidance for this scheme was published on Monday 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. | | Method Notes | | The Department receives reports from each Grant Recipient (GR) on a monthly basis, representing activity in the previous calendar month (i.e. January reports summarise activity in December) - though further data lags can be present due to delayed information flows during delivery (within consortia members, with contractors etc). These reports include information on: homes treated, measures installed and estimated costs. All figures in this publication are provisional and subject to revision as data lags and quality issues are addressed and as the scheme progresses. Previous schemes have seen significant revisions to early publications: these figures are an accurate representation of reporting from Grant Recipients, but may underreport actual activity. For more information, see the Department’s statistical revisions policy. | | Under the WH:SHF scheme, GRs identify households that meet the eligibility criteria for the scheme - these are targeted as those most at risk of fuel poverty or in the least energy efficient housing. Households are contacted to discuss the potential for work or households submit an application. For each eligible household, several measures could be suitable or required at a property. | | The GR conducts a series of checks to ensure each household, property and selected measure are eligible for WH:SHF funding. The GR also records who installed each energy efficiency measure, and the associated costs. | | The raw data are ingested into the Department's systems and subject to a series of quality checks and cleaning, before they are used for analysis. The scheme data are linked with other data sources to enable more detailed analysis. For example, the postcode is used to link to the Office of National Statistics National Statistics Postcode Lookup (NSPL), to assign each address to an English region. The geographic region codes are in 9-character format, operative from 1 February 2011. The property address is also linked to the Ordnance Survey Address Base to retrieve Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs), so that unique households can be identified. | | Data Completeness | | There are 138 WH:SHF projects, representing 282 organisations (detailed in the WH-SHF GR List tab). The analysis in this release is based on returns from 28 of these projects. | | Revision Policy | | As with any data collection with a short time lag between data receipt and published release, there may be some data quality issues to resolve. Therefore data in these headline releases should be treated as provisional and subject to revision. We will highlight any signifcant revisions with notes and provide explanations. | | © Crown copyright 2026. 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The statistician responsible for this publication is Nick Dann. | | This document is also available from the | | Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 statistics webpage (opens in new window) | | Further information on energy statistics is available on the | | statistics page on the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero website (opens in new window). | | Other statistics on household energy efficiency measures are available on the | | household energy efficiency national statistics webpage (opens in new window). |