Turner & Townsend has been appointed to run a new phase of the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator (SHRA), an England-wide programme to support the decarbonisation of social housing across England.
The SHRA is a fully-funded support service for social housing providers seeking to access the Government’s £3.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF).
The appointment builds on the success of the existing SHRA which launched in 2021 – delivered by the Greater London Authority with funding from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and expertise from Turner & Townsend.
The new phase of the SHRA will commence from April 2022, offering a programme of one-to-one support, webinars, and further resources. Turner & Townsend’s appointment, which has a maximum value of £4.95m, will run for an initial term until January 2023 with the potential for extension.
Richard McWilliams, Director, Sustainability, said:
“Having successfully helped social housing providers access over £173m through the first wave of the landmark Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, this next phase of the Social Housing Retrofit Accelerator will further increase momentum as the sector looks to achieve net zero.
“By providing advice and expertise, we will support the upskilling of the housing sector and development of more, high-quality applications to Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.“Through this kind of structured approach, we have an opportunity to build and scale-up a world-class retrofit industry in the UK – one that not only reduces emissions but also lowers household bills and creates more comfortable homes.”
