Waverley’s  bid for funding in the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 energy efficiency scheme  has been secured a provisional allocation worth

£2,097,557m

The programme provides grants to social housing providers to help them improve their homes to an energy performance certificate Band C.  Waverley has also committed £3,000,000 of funds to the project over the next three years, which will be used to upgrade some of the worst-performing homes through a fabric-first approach.

The energy efficiency upgrade measures will help make homes warmer, reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty by installing insulation, low-carbon heating systems and solar PV panels to save households money on their energy bills.

It successfully bid for funding in Wave 2.2 of the funding programme and delivers 59 more homes across the borough.

Cllr Paul Rivers, Co-Portfolio Holder for Housing (Operations and Services), said:

“Congratulations to our team for putting the successful bid together. Ensuring our tenants have warm and energy-efficient homes is vital, and the social housing funds will help those who might be struggling to keep their homes warm, improving their comfort and well-being.

“It is also a testament to our commitment to decarbonise our council homes, tackle fuel poverty and improve energy efficiency