Delivering warmer, more energy-efficient social homes
The Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund (WH:SHF) is a government-funded programme supporting social housing providers to improve the energy efficiency of homes across England.
The programme is designed to help tackle fuel poverty while improving the energy performance of social housing and increasing the installation of low-carbon heating. Wave 3 is focused on eligible social homes with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D to G.
At Aran, we work in partnership with local authorities and social housing providers to turn funding into meaningful improvements for homes and residents. From insulation and energy efficiency measures through to low-carbon heating and renewable technologies, our experienced teams can help deliver large-scale retrofit programmes efficiently, compliantly and with residents at the heart of the process.
Supporting WH:SHF delivery
Successful retrofit programmes require much more than installation alone. They need careful coordination, quality assurance, effective resident communication and the ability to manage multiple measures across a diverse housing stock.
Aran provides a comprehensive approach to social housing retrofit, supporting clients with project design and delivery, compliant installation, tenant liaison and clear reporting. Our existing social housing material also highlights a resident-centric approach and the use of in-house teams alongside approved installers.
Our delivery capabilities include:
- External wall insulation
- Cavity wall insulation
- Loft insulation
Replacement windows and doors - Solar PV
- Air source heat pumps
- Ventilation and associated improvement works
These measures reflect the range Aran already promotes within its social housing retrofit delivery.
Experienced in large-scale social housing retrofit
Aran already has direct experience delivering government-funded retrofit programmes in partnership with local authorities.
Our partnership with Cambridge City Council has progressed into the Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 programme. Aran is delivering a coordinated package of measures including external wall insulation, loft insulation, replacement windows and doors, air source heat pumps and Solar PV.
This builds on earlier work delivered under the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF), the predecessor to WH:SHF. Aran and Cambridge City Council's previous programme included significant energy-efficiency improvements to social homes, with Aran's own project material reporting improvements to EPC Band C or above as part of that work.
A resident-focused approach
Retrofit is ultimately about the people living in the homes being improved.
We take a resident-centred approach to delivery, helping clients communicate effectively with households throughout the programme while coordinating works to achieve high-quality outcomes. Aran's social housing delivery model includes specialist tenant liaison and access to energy advice and wider support.
By combining fabric improvements with renewable and low-carbon technologies where appropriate, we can help social housing providers deliver warmer, more comfortable and more energy-efficient homes while progressing their wider decarbonisation objectives.
Why work with Aran?
Aran combines practical installation capability with experience of delivering complex, multi-measure retrofit programmes.
We support social housing partners with:
- End-to-end programme delivery
- Experienced retrofit teams
- Resident liaison and engagement
- Quality assurance and compliant installation
- In-house and approved installation capability
- Clear programme reporting
- Delivery of fabric, heating and renewable measures
- A focus on right-first-time installation
Aran's existing social housing material specifically identifies full end-to-end service, project design, transparent delivery, specialist tenant liaison, compliant installation, detailed reporting and quality assurance as core elements of its offer.