Applications are now closed for the 2025 Social Housing Net Zero Heat Fund (SHNZHF). If you have been allocated funding, Changeworks can provide support to bring your project to life.
What is the SHZNHF?
The SHNZF is a Scottish Government initiative that helps fund the retrofit of existing homes. If your Housing Association has secured funding for a project, Changeworks can support you in its delivery.
Projects in 2025 fall under one of two retrofit themes:
- Clean Heating Systems for Social Housing retrofit across Scotland – where successful applicants receive up to 60% of costs for the zero direct emissions heating elements of the project
- Fabric First energy efficiency only projects – which covers up to 50% of project costs for successful applicants.
How can Changeworks help?
Changeworks has a track record of supporting organisations to successfully deliver their SHNZHF projects. We offer a range of individual services (such as stock analysis and quality assurance), right up to full project management support.
SHNZHF projects Changeworks has helped with
Below are some of the recent SHNZHF funded projects we have undertaken with housing associations and local authorities across Scotland.
Cairn Housing Association
In Blairgowrie we used £145,000 of the fund to install modern high heat retention storage heaters and solar PV at 35 households. In Thurso we leveraged £270,000 of funding to install modern high heat retention storage heaters, solar PV with battery storage and SolShare technology to 30 households.
Kingdom Housing Association
In Perth we used £550,000 of the fund for internal wall insulation, external wall insulation and double-glazing upgrades to 108 homes. In Dunfermline, we used £88,000 of the fund to significantly upgrade six terraced homes. Measures included air source heat pumps, solar PV with battery storage, triple glazing and loft insulation.
Midlothian Council
Using £490,000 of the fund, we upgraded 68 properties with “fabric first” measures, including external and internal wall insulation.
We’re here to help
If you’d like support delivering your SHNZHF project, we’d love to hear from you. Please complete the form below and we’ll be in touch.