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Local authorities, ALMOs and RSLs who wish to provide social
rented sites for Gypsies and Travellers, New Age Travellers and
Travelling Show People can now bid for a share of £32million
funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
The national housing and regeneration agency has opened the bidding
round for the Gypsy and Traveller Site Grant 2010/2011 and will
publish new guidance at
www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/gypsies_travellers to help bidders
apply for funding.
This document and the relevant application forms have been updated
to reflect experience gained in the bidding round for
2009/2010.
Robert Napier, chairman of the Homes and Communities Agency, said:
“Helping to ensure that more people have a roof over their
heads is a commitment the agency takes very seriously.
"This bidding round will see more of the Gypsy and Traveller
population housed in decent accommodation on authorised sites with
access to amenities and facilities, leading to an enhanced quality
of life.”
Details of the programme and bidding timetable, plus instructions
for completing bids and next steps in the process are set out in
the guidance.
The provision of sites and their delivery is part of the
agency’s Single Conversation – its model for working
with public and private partners to deliver local priorities.
The 2009/2010 allocations have now been made and details can be
found on the HCA website at
www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/gypsies_travellers. The closing
date for the 2010/2011 bidding round is 4pm on April 30 2010.
