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We've now entered the new financial year marking the end of the official delivery window for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2, which closed on Tuesday 31 March 2026.
Firstly, we wanted to say a huge congratulations to everyone for your continued hard work and dedication to helping families across the country benefit from home energy efficient measures funded through the scheme.
As this milestone is reached, this will be the final delivery focussed newsletter. Future communications will be tailored to your stage in the closure process to ensure continued relevance.
Thanks for your engagement over the past few months. We look forward to continuing to support all grant recipients to close and exit.
Please note: your project has not formally closed or existed the SHDF Wave 2 scheme until you have received written confirmation of this milestone from the department.
In this month's newsletter, we highlight:
- tomorrow's DMS data submission deadline (Thursday 16 April)
- a reminder to complete TrustMark data warehouse lodgements
- the importance of staying in touch with your project support officer (PSO) until you're notified your project has officially closed
- the new project change request (PCR) deadline
- an opportunity to showcase your project by hosting a site visit
- how you can formally document lessons learnt during project closure
- how to stay in touch by subscribing to our mailing list
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Your DMS report is due tomorrow, Thursday 16 April
Your monthly data management system (DMS) report is due on the tenth working day of each month.
This means that your April submission is due tomorrow, Thursday 16 April.
As you should be aware, DMS uploads and reports are used to inform official statistics which are published on the gov.uk website to promote and track scheme progress.
Your April upload is particularly important as it will provide us with indicative final performance figures for the SHDF Wave 2 scheme.
We're requesting all grant recipients ensure a timely and complete upload for April to assist us with this. Timely and complete returns will also assist with the data reconciliation activity required as a part of project closure.
Guidance, support and a walkthrough video covering common questions and quality checks are available on the SHDF Hive's monthly reporting resources webpage.
If you experience any issues with uploading your completed template by this deadline, please make sure to speak with your single point of contact (SPOC) and Salix project support officer (PSO) as soon as possible so that support can be provided.
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All measures must be lodged via the TrustMark data warehouse to enable project closure
TrustMark data warehouse lodgements are mandatory for all measures installed under SHDF Wave 2 and must be completed to enable successful closure of your project.
TrustMark information is required in your DMS reporting and a significant amount of this data is outstanding. This requires immediate attention.
Unless otherwise agreed, your lodgements should have been completed by 31 March 2026, in line with scheme end.
If you've been unable to reach this deadline and haven't yet reached out, please contact your single point of contact (SPOC) or project support officer (PSO) as soon as possible.
Guidance is available via video tutorials on the TrustMark website alongside tips and advice for TrustMark photo evidence on our website.
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Staying in touch with your project support officer (PSO)
Your PSO is your main point of contact to guide and support you through activities and requirements to allow your project to close and exit from the SHDF Wave 2 scheme.
Please continue to stay in touch with your PSO while we work with the department to confirm a complete list of activities required for project closure.
Your project has not formally closed or exited from the SHDF Wave 2 scheme until you have received written confirmation of this milestone from the department.
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New monthly project change control (PCR) submission deadline
The deadline for submitting PCR requests has been brought forward by two days.
PCR requests are now due by 5pm on the Wednesday of the first full working week of the month, replacing the previous Friday deadline.
If you have any questions, please speak with your SPOC or PSO.
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 Celebrate your scheme delivery with a site visit
As your SHDF Wave 2 project delivery comes to an end, we invite you to showcase your work, share key insights and celebrate successful outcomes achieved for your residents.
Our team is keen to visit and hear more about your work and produce case studies, video interviews, social media posts, news stories and more which are then shared through our channels and wider grant recipient network.
All content will also be provided to you for your own use to promote your work and support future energy efficiency projects.
If you’re interested in hosting us, please complete the form below or speak with your project support officer (PSO) and a member of our team will be in touch to arrange next steps.
Curious about the content we can produce during a visit?
We work with you to create tailored content that best showcases your organisation and project outcomes. View examples in the news area of our website or our YouTube account
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Don't forget to share your lessons learnt!
Submitting your lessons learnt log and lessons learnt report will ensure key insights and learnings are taken forward from the SHDF Wave 2 programme to benefit future schemes and others working on energy efficient retrofit projects.
Access the lessons learnt resources on the SHDF Hive to log yours today.
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Reminder: financial reconciliation and evidence checks
The delivery partner (DP), PwC, conducts regular financial reconciliation and evidence checks to ensure expected and confirmed project spend is aligned.
Please continue to engage proactively with the DP on any outstanding financial reconciliation and evidence checks, ensuring relevant documentation is in place to support this work.
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Be a part of what's next – how to stay in touch
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Why am I receiving this email?
We’ve sent you this newsletter because the records we (or the delivery partner) hold – suggest you are a contact for a Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 project.
If this is correct, you don’t need to do anything else and can stop reading.
However, if you believe this email has been sent in error, please contact us at communications.housing@salixfinance.co.uk
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