The social housing sector in the United Kingdom stands at a pivotal juncture, facing a critical need for long-term funding solutions to address the growing demand for affordable homes and sustainable communities. As the landscape of housing evolves, there’s increasing emphasis on retrofitting existing housing stock to meet modern energy efficiency standards. Innovative financial mechanisms can provide stability and facilitate investment in improving the quality of social housing.

Balancing financial investment to meet regulatory guidelines while also modernising housing stock is critical to ensure the sector’s viability, resilience, and ability to cater for communities now and in the future. Addressing this challenge requires collaborative efforts among policymakers, financial institutions, and housing providers to devise comprehensive strategies aimed at securing long-term funding. Join us to hear how our panel of speakers are addressing these challenges.

Discussion agenda:
 
- Exploring innovative and flexible financial models beyond grant funding 
- What are the implications of the changing finance market, what are lenders looking for, and how is ESG financing pushing organisations further on their commitments?
 - Understand how to overcome the complexity of grant funding and combine funding streams to maximise impact
 - What are the examples of flexible models which account for future zero carbon technologies? And can we think differently about the assets we own to generate revenue? 
- What are the financial mechanisms to unlock bill savings for households and what is the viability of carbon credits?