Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of insulation costs per home will be funded by the additional £80 million under the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund; and whether (a) social housing tenants and (b) local councils will be required to contribute towards the cost of those insulation upgrades.

Policy for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) is designed following engagement with the sector. Draft guidance for Wave 2.2 of the SHDF outlines that social housing landlords are required to provide match funding of at least £1 for each £1 of grant funding received, to maximise the number of properties that can be retrofitted with the funding available. Social housing tenants will not be required to contribute to the cost of SHDF retrofits.