Disentangling the endless acronyms in the world of affordable
housing is a difficult enough task in itself, without worrying
about the interaction between their respective subject matters.
This bulletin seeks to confirm the position regarding the
inter-relationship between different sources of public subsidy in
Feed In Tariff (FIT) arrangements.
Registered Providers of Social Housing, or RPs, are currently
coming to terms with the practical implications of the new
Government's policies on affordable housing, which herald some
of the most significant changes in the sector for a generation. The
HCA recently published its 2011-2015 Affordable Housing Programme
(AHP) prospectus, from which it is clear that the much-feared
scarcity of Social Housing Grant (SHG) going forward is to become a
reality. The bare facts are that there will be significantly
less grant for the duration of the AHP, and the grant will only be
available in more limited circumstances.
