Warm Homes: Local Grant
DESNZ · DESNZ_0471_2425-Q4
Department page: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
| Data as at | Rating | End date | Whole-life cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Section 43 - Commercial interests | 1 September 2028 | Section 43 - Commercial interests |
| March 2026 | Amber (NISTA's independent assessment) | 1 September 2028 | £454.52m (in 2024/25 prices) |
Each year’s cost is shown with its price basis. Costs are not compared between years: the March 2024 and March 2025 reports state no price basis, and from March 2026 costs are in 2024/25 prices.
The department’s commentary
This is the department’s own commentary. It may use different prices from the table above, so its figures may not match.
March 2026
Rating: The Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) scheme delivered its 2025/26 budget and exceeded the budget and delivery through other financial mechanisms, by approximately 30%. Early data suggests Grant Recipients are on track to comply with key scheme value for money protections, such as cost caps and measure price limits. To note, while this is a positive early indicator that progress against the total scheme objectives is on track (reducing fuel poverty and saving carbon), benefits data on these objectives is not yet available. There are risks regarding scheme resourcing which are being actively managed, and as a result the delivery confidence has been set as Amber for Quarter 4 of Financial Year 2025/26.
Schedule: In accordance to the Full Business Case, the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme was launched on 23 September 2024, and was allocated £500m through the Chancellor’s Budget on 30 October 2024 to be delivered from April 2025 to March 2028. The schedule of delivery has not changed since the launch of the scheme and it remains on track to deliver.
Cost: In accordance with the Full Business Case, the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme Whole Life Cost consists of CDEL (capital) grant funding disbursed to Grant Recipients for the delivery of energy efficiency measures, CDEL (capital) enabling costs associated with the delivery of those energy efficiency assets (including digital and delivery partner support), RDEL programme costs associated with front line project delivery, including evaluation and RDEL admin costs associated with staffing.
March 2025
Rating: Section 43 - Commercial interests
Schedule: Section 43 - Commercial interests
Cost: Section 43 - Commercial interests
Source: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 (data)
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