Issue details

GMCA has received capital funding from DLUHC to improve the quality of social housing and tackle damp and mould health hazards. GMCA have responsibility and accountability for the allocation of the funding to social housing providers, including discretion over the funding criteria as long as it supports improvements to the physical decency of social housing.

The GMCA meeting on 30 June 2023 approved an approach and process for allocating grant to social housing providers in Greater Manchester, via a competitive funding round. It was agreed that the funds would be allocated to eligible applicants, requiring a minimum 25% match funding, and prioritised as follows:
• Band 1: Dealing with Category 1 damp and mould HHSRS hazards;
• Band 2: Dealing with Category 2 damp and mould HHSRS hazards facing vulnerable households;
• Band 3: Dealing with other Category 2 damp and mould HHSRS hazards;
• Band 4: Dealing with properties where tenants have reported damp and mould issues and surveys have identified remedial action required;
• Band 5: Supporting ‘infill’ works to properties of archetypes with vulnerable tenants where issues are known to occur and where evidence demonstrates elevated risks of hazards occurring;
• Band 6: Supporting ‘infill’ works to properties of archetypes where issues are known to occur and where evidence demonstrates elevated risks of hazards occurring.

As required by DLUHC, GMCA have developed an Evaluation Plan for SHQF comprising: (1) Programme and delivery monitoring; (2) Externally commissioned qualitative evaluation; and (3) Post programme evaluation. With agreement from DLUHC, up to £160k of the funding has been ringfenced to support evaluation activities.