1. Thriving communities, affordable homes Gypsy & Traveller Site Grant programme HCA delivery Caroline Cormack – Head of Affordable Housing Delivery 9 June 2010

2. Thriving communities, affordable homes GTSG delivery within the HCA  HCA took over the programme at start of 09/10  Part of the Affordable Housing Delivery team Gypsy & Traveller Site Grant National Affordable Housing Programme Places of Change  Delivered through our nine regional teams  Each region has a regional rep for GTSG  Key priority for Single Conversation process

3. Thriving communities, affordable homes 09/10 allocations No of new sites No of existing sites Grant New/additional pitches East Midlands11£1,723,5716 East of England31£2,181,99215 London00£00 North East21£2,030,56512 North West11£1,819,36214 South East04£1,685,9301 South West31£2,291,32022 West Midlands02£2,062,6006 Yorkshire & the Humber 13£3,158,12514 Grand Total1114£16,953,46590 Only 4 of the existing site schemes were refurb only.

4. Thriving communities, affordable homes The future…  Local investment plans –SC process encourages LAs to consider sites alongside other developments  Mainstreaming delivery through wider Affordability and Accessibility programme –Increase involvement of RSLs –Delivery of supported housing as a priority in the National Affordable Housing Programme is a successful model –Socio-economic duty for public bodies and high profile of delivery within SC process ensure delivery won’t drop off the radar

5. Thriving communities, affordable homes The future…  Standards for Gypsy & Traveller sites to be included in new HCA design standards for specialist housing  Continuing to encourage new procurement models  Monitoring of delivery of GTSG allocations –Building evidence base of costs, successful delivery models etc –Able to ensure if grant is invested then site is delivered to the size and standard described in the bid