Councils are being urged to bid for support from the Housing Advisers Programme to help overcome housing challenges in their local areas.
The scheme, set up by the Local Government Association (LGA), provides councils with an expert adviser to help launch specific projects to tackle the effects of the housing crisis in local communities.
Last year, the programme helped more than 40 local authorities to launch projects addressing areas such as reducing homelessness and increasing housebuilding.
Cllr Martin Tett, LGA housing spokesman, said: ‘The programme aims to help councils deliver local priorities, and can be valuable source of expertise to councils wishing to innovate and improve in their efforts to build more homes, reduce homelessness, and plan prosperous places and economies.
‘It’s well worth councils who haven’t already done so looking at the programme and seeing how it can benefit them – a simple visit to the website is all that’s needed.’
To submit a bid, email housingadvisers@local.gov.uk or visit www.local.gov.uk/topics/housing-and-planning/housing-advisers-programme-201819
