Grants of £20,0000 available to support local authorities seeking to innovate in meeting the housing needs of their communities.

The Local Government Association's (LGA's) Housing Advisers Programme is designed to support local authorities deliver a project that helps meet the housing need of their local area.

Over the past five years of the Housing Advisers Programme has supported over 150 projects across more than 300 councils, helping them to build homes, and reduce homelessness and rough sleeping.

The programme will continue to fund the provision of bespoke expert support to councils – or groups of councils - wanting to transform the delivery of homes and places, the quality and security of existing homes and/or to prevent and reduce homelessness.  

For 2022/23, the programme will also have a second strand, aimed at councils who are keen to lead on the delivery of new housing but do not have a recent track record in this area.  

The focus of this support will be on building capacity to allow the council to play a lead role in the delivery of new housing. Each person will be required to bring a challenge which their council is grappling with in this area. 

Participants will work together in action learning sets to explore the different routes to delivering new homes and address their specific local challenges. The action learning sets will: 

• Provide a safe space for officers and members to reflect, exchange ideas and curate knowledge
• Create a pathway forward for their council to lead on housing delivery
• Form a peer network of mutual support
• Equip participants to share their learning across the sector. 

The learning programme will also include expert input aimed at leaving participants well equipped to lead or facilitate the delivery of new homes in their area. 

The programme will award up to £20,000 to each successful project for the purpose of securing expert advice in transforming how a service or partnership meets the housing needs of communities.

Local authorities in England at all levels, either individually or as a partnership are eligible to apply.

If applicants are forming a partnership of councils (and other organisations), a single council must lead the project.

The deadline for applications is the 24 November 2022.

 

How To Apply

The 2022/23 Housing Advisers Programme is open to applications until the deadline of 24 November 2022.

Applicants can apply via the LGA's online application form.

For more information, visit the Local Government Association website.