Following representations by The Almshouse Association on behalf of our members to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), we are pleased to announce positive clarification regarding the Green Homes Grant.
Members have reached out to us, asking if almshouse charities are eligible for this grant, which could provide some much needed support to make almshouses across the country more energy efficient. Following our consultations, it has been confirmed that almshouse charities can apply for the Green Homes Grant as they are viewed as providers of social housing under the schemeā€™s eligibility criteria.
The Almshouse Association welcomes this much needed clarification and would encourage our members to investigate this scheme as a way to improve the energy efficiency of your dwellings, as well as the associated cost savings and improvements to the comfort of residents which this entails.
Full details on the scheme can be found here.
Posted 4 November 2020