National Wealth Fund, Barclays, and Lloyds pledge £1bn for social housing retrofit projects

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Fresh funding to help social housing providers deliver warmer, more energy efficient homes

The government-backed National Wealth Fund (NWF) has today announced one of its first investments will come in the form of financial guarantees that allow Barclays UK Corporate Bank and Lloyds Banking...

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