LOCAL AUTHORITY DELIVERY SCHEME (LADS)

LADS FOCUSES ON FUNDING TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The Local Authority Delivery (LAD) scheme in the UK is a government initiative that provides funding to local authorities to support the delivery of new affordable housing. The scheme was launched in 2018 and is intended to help local authorities build new homes for rent or sale, or to bring empty homes back into use. To find out more about the Governments LAD commitments please click here (this will redirect you to the Government LAD hub)

If you are interested in applying for the LAD scheme, you should contact your local authority’s housing department or affordable housing team to see if they are participating in the scheme. Not all local authorities are taking part, so it’s important to check with your local council first, regional initiatives are shown here .

If your local authority is participating in the LAD scheme, they will have their own application process and criteria for selecting projects to support. You may be required to provide information about the proposed development, such as the number and type of homes to be built, the location of the development, and the estimated cost. Your local authority will also want to know how the proposed development fits into their overall housing strategy and how it will benefit the local community.

It’s important to note that the LAD scheme is not designed to provide funding to individual homebuyers or developers, but rather to local authorities to support the delivery of new affordable housing in their area.

Progress on L A D (2023)

• The Sustainable Warmth Competition is investing around £500 million across 78 projects and will help local authorities (LAs) to upgrade energy inefficient homes of low-income households in England. The projects will start in early 2022 and complete by March 2023.
• We have listed the successful LAs here alongside their award amount and consortium members.
• This competition brings together 2 existing fuel poverty schemes into one funding opportunity:
• Local Authority Delivery Phase 3 (LAD3): a third phase of the LAD scheme with over £280 million available. LAD3 has a refined scope to support low-income households heated by mains gas
• Home Upgrade Grant Phase 1 (HUG1): over £218 million for low-income households with homes that are off the gas grid through the HUG scheme
• The Sustainable Warmth Competition ran from June to August 2021.