Issue - decisions

Social Housing Quality Fund

18/08/2023 - Social Housing Quality Fund


Following an assessment which included three phases:
1) Assessment of applications on pass/fail criteria
2) Scoring all bids on strategic fit and delivery assurance
3) Completing Value for Money assessments in bids with Bands 4-6 properties,
GMCA considers that all bidders are eligible for SHQF funding and recommended the allocation of capital funding set out below, approved by GMCA Chief Executive, in consultation with Portfolio Leader and Chief Executive for Housing under delegated authority. In summary, £14.84m of grant is being offered to 17 social housing providers in GM to deliver physical improvements to up to 12,835 homes, with £5.34m (26% of total costs) in match funding provided by successful applicants.

GMCA wishes to award amounts as follows:
Bolton at Home - £2,263,700
First Choice Homes Oldham - £480,679
ForHousing Limited - £250,000
Great Places Housing Association - £570,990
Irwell Valley Housing Association - £757,577
MSV Housing Group - £475,333
One Manchester Limited - £2,950,117
Onward Homes Limited - £526,500
Places for People - £376,491
Rochdale Boroughwide Housing - £1,846,843
Salix Homes - £679,683
Six Town Housing - £520,607
Southway Housing Trust - £253,156
Stockport Homes Ltd - £168,355
The Guinness Partnership Ltd - £1,267,163
The Riverside Group - £899,587
Wythenshawe Community Housing Group - £556,530