Summary of the Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery (LAD) and Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) statistics: October 2024
Published 31 October 2024
Applies to England
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Introduction
The Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) and Local Authority Delivery scheme (LAD) are government schemes supporting energy efficiency upgrades of low-energy efficiency (EPC of D or lower) low-income (household income below £30k) households across England.
HUG Phase 2 (HUG 2) is actively reporting and has allocated £630 million for delivery between September 2023 and March 2025. HUG 2 is exclusively for off-gas-grid properties.
LAD Phases 1 and 2 previously received £500 million between them. These schemes ran between 2020-2022. LAD Phase 3 made £287 million of funding available for Local Authorities. HUG 1 allocated £220 million, exclusively for homes that are off the gas grid. Both schemes ran from 2022-2023.
- Delivery by Scheme as of August 2024 Statistics Release
| Scheme | Years Active | Homes Upgraded | Measures Installed | Scheme status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD Phase 1 | 2020 - 2022 | 18,500 | 23,800 | Closed |
| LAD Phase 2 | 2021 - 2022 | 20,500 | 27,000 | Closed |
| LAD Phase 3 | 2022 - 2023 | 19,500 | 27,000 | Closed |
| HUG Phase 1 | 2022 - 2023 | 4,000 | 6,400 | Closed |
| HUG Phase 2 | 2023 - 2025 | 3,200 | 5,500 | Ongoing |
What you need to know about these statistics
The data contained in these statistics is based on returns submitted by mid-October 2024, covering measures delivered to the end of August 2024.
All figures in this publication are provisional and subject to revision. For more information, see the Department’s statistical revisions policy.
Key statistics
Total Homes Upgraded
- This publication is based on returns submitted in mid-October, covering measures installed to the end of August 2024, with preliminary September data included for completeness. HUG 2 has installed around 5,500 measures across 3,200 households to date, including some initial data for September. There were 840 measures installed and 470 upgraded households reported in August.
- Previous HUG 2 installation volumes were revised down by 60 homes and 400 measures, as these were found to be duplicate records.
- Across all schemes (LAD 1, LAD 2, LAD 3, HUG 1, and HUG 2) there were 89,600 measures installed in 65,700 households, based on data reported to the end of August 2024.
- The average Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) improved by 1 band for HUG 2, with 57% of homes upgraded to EPC C or higher. These figures are based on the 96% of households that reported pre and post installation EPC scores.
Figure 1: Total homes upgraded by HUG 2
The data used in this chart can be found in Table 3 of the accompanying tables.
Homes upgraded by month
- HUG 2 received notice of 460 homes upgraded in August compared to 400 homes in July and 410 homes in June. There was a similar pattern in measures installed, with 840 installations reported in August, compared to 700 installations in July and 720 in June. In total, HUG 2 has delivered 5,500 measures across 3,200 households, including preliminary data for September.
- Figure 2 shows the monthly number of homes upgraded across all phases of LAD and HUG: all LAD phases show the same pattern of starting slowly (hundreds of homes a month), before ramping up to upgrade several thousand homes per month. HUG 1 followed a similar pattern, but peaked at around 700 homes upgraded per month. HUG 2 has so far reached around 460 homes upgraded per month. LAD 1 and 2 had a small number of homes upgraded after the official scheme ended in September 2022, which are not shown in the figure.
Figure 2: Number of Homes Upgraded by Month
The data used in this chart can be found in Table 3 of the accompanying tables.
Delivery by measure type
- Across HUG 2, solar PV was the most common type of measure, accounting for 37% of HUG 2 installations. Low Carbon Heat accounted for around 29% of HUG 2 measures followed by Insulation (26%) as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Type of Measures Installed in HUG 2
The data used in this chart can be found in Table 1.5 of the accompanying tables. Other LCH includes all other forms of low carbon heating not listed. Other Insulation includes all other insulation measures not listed.
Delivery by region
- The South East region has the most homes upgraded through HUG 2 (30% of total HUG 2 measures), with the East (23%) and North West (20%) also containing a higher proportion of homes upgraded. The South West (13%) and Yorkshire and Humber (11%) had smaller numbers of homes upgraded. No other region received more than 2% of HUG 2 homes upgraded. Please note the regions have significantly different populations and participating grant recipients.
Annex: Further Information
Next publication date
The next publication will be at 09:30am on Thursday 28th November 2024.
Scheme Information
More information on the HUG and LAD schemes can be found on the Department’s website.
Accompanying tables
Tables showing number of measures installed and households upgraded under HUG and LAD are available online. The tables also contain information on methodology and data quality.
Revisions policy
The Department’s statistical revisions policy sets out the revisions policy for these statistics, which has been developed in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority Code of Practice for Statistics.
User engagement
Users are encouraged to provide comments and feedback on how these statistics are used and how well they meet user needs. Comments on any issues relating to this statistical release are welcomed and should be sent to: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk. The Department’s statement on statistical public engagement and data standards sets out the department’s commitments on public engagement and data standards as outlined by the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Pre-release access to statistics
Some ministers and officials receive access to these Official Statistics up to 24 hours before release. Details of the arrangements for doing this and a list of the ministers and officials that receive pre-release access to these statistics can be found in the Department’s statement of compliance with the Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008.
Contact
Responsible statisticians: Nick Dann and Zheni Goranova
Email: EnergyEfficiency.Stats@energysecurity.gov.uk
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