Housing Liaison Board

Local tenant involvement budgets

The housing team oversee 3 budgets which aim to benefit tenants, leaseholders and the wider community.

Capital Works Budget

The Capital Works Budget is allocated to the local housing team in each district at the beginning of the financial year. Following consultation with residents, elected members and council officers, the housing team present the HLB with project ideas which focus on enhancing and improving the local area and quality of life for those who live there.

Projects are chosen which aim to:

  • provide a community benefit
  • reduce crime, vandalism and anti-social behaviour
  • support other improvement works carried out on the estates, such as regeneration

Examples of previous capital works projects include:

  • new flooring
  • door entry systems
  • fencing
  • bollards
  • lighting
  • new sheds, benches and garden furniture
  • creating new access roads

The funding cannot be used to maintain existing services.

All projects must be on housing land.

Community Improvement Budget

The Community Improvement Budget shares the same criteria as the Capital Works Budget but also encourages projects that:

  • are inclusive to all to promote community cohesion and the sustainability of an area
  • increase access or encourage resident involvement

Tenant Empowerment Budget

This budget is awarded to projects that encourage greater tenant engagement and empowerment and gives the local community a greater say in the decisions that affect them.

It could support activity, such as:

  • local training programmes to give people the skills, knowledge and confidence to get involved
  • consultation via surveys or visioning conferences
  • improved communication via posters or local newsletters
  • recruitment campaigns for HLBs and other forms of involvement
  • roadshow events or fun days to promote tenant involvement
  • developing new informal ways to get involved that are more inclusive or use technology

There is also a local admin budget overseen by the Tenant Participation Officer (TPO) for items such as local events, training, room hire and refreshments, printing, transport and other expenses which benefit the work of our volunteers.

Page last updated: 30 June 2023

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