Overview
1. As of August 2022 specific local authorities in England are to carry out more frequent and thorough inspections of HB “exempt accommodation” under the Supported Housing Improvement Programme (SHIP).
2. Birmingham, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Hull councils have received over £6 million from the DLUHC’s £20m three-year Supported Housing Improvement Programme. This first allocation of funds was announced on 3 August 2022.1Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Press Release, £6 million funding to improve housing and support for vulnerable tenants, 3 Aug 2022
3. Other councils were also invited to bid for money from this fund. The Supported Housing Improvement Programme Prospectus was issued on 2 July 2022.2Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, 2 July 2022, Supported Housing Improvement Programme prospectus The deadline to submit bids was 2 September 2022.
4. The expression of interest form that accompanied the prospectus can be downloaded here.
| Local authority funding awards announced on 3 August 2022 | amount to end of March 2025 |
| Birmingham City Council | £3,190,000 |
| Blackpool Council | £987,000 |
| Hull City Council | £1,473,000 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | £946,000 |
| Local authority funding awards announced on 12 November 2022 | |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £1,222,862 |
| Coventry City Council | £319,334 |
| Derby City Council | £537,267 |
| Derbyshire Dales District Council | £687,230 |
| Doncaster Council | £734,897 |
| Durham County Council | £578,795 |
| Gateshead Council | £574,096 |
| Gloucester City Council | £673,018 |
| Kirklees Council | £780,200 |
| Lancaster City Council | £627,299 |
| Leeds City Council | £1,217,165 |
| Mansfield District Council | £405,474 |
| Medway Council | £476,848 |
| Nottingham City Council | £872,419 |
| Plymouth City Council | £500,111 |
| St Helens Borough Council | £286,224 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | £484,695 |
| City of Stoke on Trent Council | £958,824 |
| Sunderland City Council | £478,804 |
| Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | £284,300 |
| West Devon Borough Council | £300,815 |
| City of Wolverhampton Council | £555,250 |
| Total funding awards3‘Supported Housing Improvement Programme: List of Funding Awards to Local Authorities’ (GOV.UK), accessed 22 August 2023 | £20,151,927 |
Martin Ward and Philip Parnham
22 August 2023
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