Learning Brief 1 - FINAL.pdf

Learning Brief 1 - FINAL.pdf - page 1/4 - How to enable Community-Led Housing

How to enable Community-Led Housing

Learning Brief 1 - FINAL.pdf - page 2/4 - How do hubs support community-led housin…

How do hubs support community-led housing?

Learning Brief 1 - FINAL.pdf - page 3/4 - The costs of employing this network to s…

The costs of employing this network to support community-led housing groups has usually been met through the core grants provided by the Homes in Community Hands programme and Community Housing Fund. These grants have been particularly important to hubs given that community-led housing groups often encounter difficulties in funding earlystage work. In addition to more general early-stage work, the enabling work of hubs � delivered through this broader network � often involved support with financial modelling and business planning, planning and launching Community Share issues, commissioning external professionals such as architects, and liaising with local authorities over asset acquisition.

Learning Brief 1 - FINAL.pdf - page 4/4 - visioning. It is at this stage that thos…

visioning. It is at this stage that those seeking advice and support require advice and guidance in order to form and develop their organisations and plans, yet given their embryonic status that may not be legally constituted, they may not yet have identified assets or land through which to deliver their ambitions, and they may not be able to fund early-stage advice. There is therefore uncertainty over whether and how supporting these embryonic groups will help to fund and sustain hubs, particularly in the context of grant reductions.