The Housing Advisers Programme is designed to support councils seeking to innovate in meeting the housing needs of their communities.
Participating local authorities have put together case studies on their experiences in undertaking the project and its impact for the benefit of sharing the learning across the sector. You can read the case studies below.
- Green homes
- Homelessness
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- Calderdale Borough Council - Prevention strategy for 16/17 year old homeless presentations (2018/19)
- Commissioning housing support for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness - Warrington Borough Council (2018/19)
- Cross-sector approach to tackling homelessness in Essex (2019/20)
- Essex County Council preventing and tackling homelessness across the county (2018/19)
- Exploring a Best in Class Offer through Cross-Boundary Service Redesign: Broadland District and South Norfolk Councils (2019/20)
- Haringey improving access to PRS accommodation for young adults (2018/19)
- Leicester City Council - Accommodation options for entrenched rough sleepers (2018/19)
- London Borough of Bexley Council - Opening doors (2018/19)
- Newark and Sherwood District Council - Appraisal for development of temporary accommodation (2018/19)
- Watford Borough Council - Altering and adopting a housing allocation scheme (2018/19)
- Housing supply
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- A strategic assessment of the accommodation with support needs for people with a learning disability, autism and mental health conditions 2020-2030 (Rotherham) (2019/20)
- Affordable home ownership in Suffolk Coastal (2018/19)
- Better futures for vulnerable people (Somerset) (2019/20)
- Council Housing Development Programme - Derbyshire Dales District Council (2018/19)
- Exploring the potential for Custom & Self Build in Kirklees (2019/20)
- Gloucester City Council - options to acquire and develop properties (2018/19)
- Greater Manchester Co-operative & Community Led Housing Initiatives Project (2018/19)
- Small sites making a big difference to housing delivery (Harrogate) (2019/20)
- Solihull Council - Housing delivery through joint ventures and partnerships (2018/19)
- The North London Housing Partnership
- Planning
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- Alternative approaches to affordable housing calculation - Teignbridge District Council (2017/18)
- Improving the post-decision planning process to deliver better places in the West of England (2019/20)
- Masterplanning New Communities to Meet Housing Need - Eastleigh Borough Council (2018/19)
- Succeeding in viability negotiations - Harborough District Council (2018/19)
- Private rented sector
- Skills
- Strategy
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- Doncaster Council's innovative equity release-based funding scheme for housing (2018/19)
- Future accommodation needs in Havering (2018/19)
- Greater Lincolnshire - Planning for and delivering to meet the housing needs of an ageing population (2018/19)
- Housing support services for the elderly - Newcastle City Council (2018/19)
- South Tyneside Council - The right place at the right time (2018/19)
- Student Housing Strategy - Warwick District Council (2017/18)
- Torbay Council supporting the elderly through housing (2018/19)