Twenty schemes across England aimed at supporting social housing tenants are set to each receive a share of a £2m fund from the Government.
The projects target common frustrations, such as ignored maintenance requests and slow communication, while specifically supporting underrepresented groups including young people and domestic abuse survivors.
The initiatives include a mobile living room in Wigan which will offer residents a space to talk to housing officers face-to-face and a new digital platform for Newham residents in high-risk buildings to quickly raise safety concerns.
The funding announcement will see the Government’s Social Housing Innovation Fund – announced last October – double to £2m.
Lords Minister for Housing and Local Government Baroness Taylor said the funding boost will enable these initiatives to ‘ramp up practical, real-world interventions that strengthen tenants’ voices and ensure they are respected and taken seriously.’
‘The best ideas will be rolled out nationwide and tenants will shape every step, so what we take forward genuinely works to transforms tenants’ experiences,’ she added.
