Purpose

£750,000 of capital funding will secure
the delivery of 8-10 new units of high-quality specialist
accommodation for young people leaving the homelessness
pathway;
•100% of the housing will be Affordable Housing, rented at no
more than Local Housing Allowance;
•The Feasibility Study outlines a minimum of 8 units:
o5 x 1-bedroom flats each with bathroom and kitchen
facilities
o1 x Studio with bathroom and kitchen facilities
o1 x 2-bedroom flat with bathroom and kitchen facilities
The project has already received firm support from the Mayor,
Councillor Tom Renhard and Executive officers at Bristol City
Council.

Content

The Bristol City Council Affordable Housing
Funding Policy (AHFP) 2022-2025, supports the targeted offer of
capital funding for affordable housing delivery, with affordable
housing providers being invited to compete for funding through a
bidding round process. This decision approves an invitation to
1625ip to bid for £750,000 of AHFP Capital Grant Funding to
support the delivery of 8-10 specialist affordable housing units at
the Kingsley Hall Development. It is agreed that this application
for grant shall proceed outside of the Council’s
e-procurement framework which is usually used to process bids under
the AHFP. This reflects the fact that the project has already
received firm support from the Mayor, Councillor Tom Renhard and
Executive officers at Bristol City Council and that this bid is not
part of a competitive process for funding support. A letter to
support 1625IPs funding application to the National Lottery
Heritage Fund was sent from the Mayor on 16th May 2022.