About
Not-for-profit, council-partnered lending to homeowners: renewable energy and energy-efficiency loans, home improvement loans for essential repairs, disability adaptation loans, and empty property and landlord loans; West Oxfordshire became its newest council partner and Suffolk accounted for about 40% of activity (£1.727 million released)
Key Metrics
Key Metric 1
Delivered £4.52 million in lending, up 21% year on year, supporting 388 homeowners (13% more than in 2024/25); average loan value £11,759
Key Metric 2
Renewable energy and energy-efficiency schemes made up 65.8% of loan records; 177 solar installations (40% more than the previous year) and heat pump numbers up 169%
Key Metric 3
Supported improvements estimated to save 165.8 tonnes of CO2e, a 179% increase on the 59.4 tonnes in 2024/25
Key Outcomes
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Home improvement lending (essential repairs and adaptations) generated an estimated £2.23 of wellbeing value for every £1.00 of approved lending
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Average life satisfaction among surveyed borrowers rose from 5.79 to 8.38 out of 10, an estimated £2.8 million in wellbeing value across 100 properties
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Disability adaptation loans released £39,477 across four properties, estimated to generate about £270,400 in wellbeing value and around £125,000 in potential NHS and social care savings (across 22 properties analysed)