Bidding on £300m Pot for Independent Living Begins

Bidding is now open for up to £240m of capital funding aiming to widen the housing options for older people and adults with disabilities, by delivering thousands of new affordable and market sale homes.  The Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund marks the first time that the HCA - which will be administering the Fund - has run such a programme on behalf of the Department of Health.  The Fund is split into two phases, focusing on affordable housing in Phase One, and market sale homes in a later second phase and run over five years from 2013/14.   The Fund calls for innovation in developing housing opportunities, asking local authorities, and developers to work collaboratively with health providers to identify the best local solutions.  This may well include using local authority land or existing health facilities to work with the fund to achieve the best value results can be achieved between, housing health, care and support.  Read more on the HCA website.