Platform Housing Group has secured a share of government funding to improve the energy efficiency of over 990 homes.
£12.1m has been awarded through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2 to retrofit 995 of its properties which will primarily be in East Lindsay, Malvern Hills, Market Harborough, Herefordshire and the Derbyshire Dales.
Platform is part of a consortium; The Midlands Net Zero Hub, led by Nottingham City Council, and the works will be carried out between April 2023 and June 2025.
£778m has been offered to 107 projects for Wave 2.1 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.
Linda Colburn, Director of Asset Management & Sustainability for Platform Housing Group, said: “We are extremely proud to have secured such a significant grant award. It confirms our commitment to playing a leading role in decarbonising housing stock across the Platform operating area and setting the pace for the sector.
“This successful bid is the culmination of a lot of work – gathering data on our current performance, analysing it to identify our opportunities and mapping the interventions needed to improve energy performance in the Wave 2 properties. I look forward to turning this preparation into delivery and making a real difference to our customers. “
Stephen Edwards, Head of Sustainability for Platform Housing Group said: “This invaluable funding will help us to deliver real benefits for our customers through reduced energy bills and more comfortable homes.
“Here at Platform we are building our capacity to improve the energy efficiency of our homes in our drive to achieve a minimum EPC C for all our homes by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
“This grant provides us with a huge boost to make energy and carbon saving improvements at a time when the cost of living and damp and mould are presenting real challenges to the housing sector.”
Platform Housing Group owns 47,000 homes in total – the Group’s operating area is from Herefordshire in the West to the Lincolnshire coast in the East, and from the Derbyshire Dales in the North to the Cotswolds in the South.