Social Housing

We work closely with housing associations and local authorities who own their own housing stock. We help them build the skills and knowledge they need to deliver successful, high-quality retrofit.

We also help them to build the workforce they need and to help bring economic and social benefits to their local communities

Improving Social Housing Across the UK

We have extensive experience working with those managing social housing in the UK –
whether that’s landlords, councils or housing associations.

How We Work with Social Housing

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund is a £3.8 billion programme to upgrade thousands of homes belonging to housing associations and local authorities across the UK.

We work with those organisations through:

Organisational Competence

We help benchmark social landlord’s readiness to deliver large-scale, high-quality retrofit

Workforce Development

We create organisational development plans to help build internal capability, training the retrofit professionals and trades needed to a high standard

Compliance and Quality Assurance

We undertake PAS Health Checks to assess whether landlords are on the right path

The Cost of Inaction

Low-efficiency social housing means homes that are cold, damp, and expensive to run. Inefficient homes are more prone to damage caused by factors like damp caused by poor ventilation.

By not tackling these issues through a whole house retrofit approach, the ongoing costs of repair and maintenance works can run into thousands of pounds per property.

What’s at Stake

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund presents a huge opportunity for social housing to bring its stock up to standard.

Over the next 10 years, £3.8 billion is expected to be unlocked to pay for large-scale retrofit projects. We want to prepare registered providers and local authorities, so they can maximise the benefits of this government support.

News

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: 10 things you need to know

August 25, 2021 25

Of the 26 million or so homes that need retrofitting in the UK, 4.1 million…

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Contracting for PAS 2035 Compliant Retrofit – A Guide for Local Authoritie...

August 19, 2021 19

The Retrofit Academy CIC is delighted to be working with the Local Energy North West Hub on producing a new guide for local authorities, centred on best practice for contracting PAS 2035 compliant retrofit.

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Centre of Excellence Summit: Retrofit in Social Housing

March 11, 2021 11

Retrofit has rocketed up the agenda of many social landlords and local authorities over the…

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Retrofit for Social Housing Online Summit

June 2, 2020 02

29th May 2020 The Retrofit for Social Housing Summit was delivered by The Retrofit Academy…

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