Publication - Advice and guidance
Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing post 2020: interim guidance for social landlords
Interim guidance for social landlords during the review of the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing post 2020 (EESSH2), updated 2026.
Status
This interim guidance comes into effect from the date of publication and supersedes the existing EESSH2 guidance[1] and 2022 Interim Guidance[2] for social landlords.
Our intention remains that this interim guidance will be replaced by the new Social Housing Net Zero Standard (SHNZS) following the EESSH2 review and a consultation on the SHNZS which took place between November and March 2023/24. We anticipate that final decisions on the SHNZS will be completed by Spring 2027, with the aim of the first reporting year to the Scottish Housing Regulator starting April 2028.