The Local Government Association has announced the 14 successful
applicants for its Housing Advisers Programme 2019/20 (HAP), an
innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing challenges in
their local areas and meet the housing needs of communities. The
HAP is a key part of the LGA’s sector-led improvement offer, which
delivers robust peer challenges and support to help councils
improve performance, become more efficient and effective and share
good practice. The programme is...Request free trial
The Local Government Association has announced the 14
successful applicants for its Housing Advisers Programme 2019/20
(HAP), an innovative scheme to help councils overcome housing
challenges in their local areas and meet the housing needs of
communities.
The HAP is a key part of the LGA’s sector-led improvement
offer, which delivers robust peer challenges and support to help
councils improve performance, become more efficient and effective
and share good practice.
The programme is designed to support councils by funding the
provision of independent expertise for councils undertaking
specific projects to tackle the effects of the housing crisis in
their local communities.
In the previous two years of the programme, the LGA has
funded more than 100 councils across a diverse range of projects,
including, home-building, reducing homelessness, planning for
ageing populations, increasing supply of modular housing and many
more.
This year’s successful applicants are:
Essex County Council (in partnership with all district
councils); Broadland District Council with South Norfolk Council;
London Borough of Islington (partnership with London Housing
Director’s Group); London Borough of Enfield; Greater Manchester
Combined Authority; Oxford City Council with West Oxfordshire
District Council; Wokingham Borough Council; West of England
Combined Authority (Bath & North East Somerset Council, Bristol
City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire
Council); Cotswold District Council (in partnership with Forest of
Dean District Council & West Oxfordshire DC); Somerset West
& Taunton (in partnership with all Somerset District councils);
Stoke-On-Trent City Council; Shropshire Council; Kirklees Council;
Harrogate Council.
The LGA, which represents councils in England and Wales, has
awarded up to £50,000 to each project for the purpose of securing
expert advice to drive forward locally-led solutions to housing
challenges.
The projects include developing carbon-neutral homes,
redesigning homelessness services, delivering custom &
self-build housing, and addressing the housing skills
gap.
Following the programme, knowledge and expertise learnt and
developed will be shared with other councils and become part of the
LGA’s sector-led improvement offer.
Cllr Darren Rodwell, LGA housing spokesperson,
said:
“We are delighted to announce the successful applicants of
the latest round of the Housing Advisers Programme.
“The Housing Advisers Programme is an important part of the
LGA’s sector-led improvement offer, and has delivered huge benefits
to councils since it was first launched, helping local areas
address the challenges of the housing crisis.
“It has proven an excellent source of knowledge and expertise
for councils, sharing innovative ideas and ways to improve whether
it’s building new homes, tackling homelessness or planning thriving
and flourishing places and economies.”
NOTES TO EDITORS
For more information about the programme visit www.local.gov.uk/housingadvisersprogramme or
email housingadvisers@local.gov.uk
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