Affordable Housing Capital Funding Guide 2008

The  Affordable Housing Capital Funding Guide contains the rules and procedures for housing associations that have received capital grants/allocations from the Housing Corporation and its successor organisation(s).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

From 01 December 2008, the Housing Corporation will no longer exist.

The current Investment arm of the Corporation will form part of the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), while the Regulation arm will become a separate body called the Tenant Services Authority (TSA).

HCA will have responsibility for the National Affordable Housing Programme (NAHP), including all queries regarding requirements for RSLs and other organisations claiming Capital Grant in respect of the NAHP.

TSA will have responsibility for the Disposal Proceeds Fund (DPF) and all Section 9 Consents. All queries in respect of DPF should now be directed to TSA

The following terms, where they occur within the Affordable Housing Capital Funding Guide should now be read as follows:

• “The Housing Corporation” should be read as “The Homes and Communities Agency”
• “HC” should be read as “HCA”
• “The Corporation” should be read as “The Agency”

However, if any of these terms are used in the context of DPF or Section 9 Consent, they should be read as “TSA”

The Guide gives details on procedures and further guidance. One of the main features of the Guide is the separation between the requirements (what 'must' be done) from guidance and explanatory notes. The main body of the text outlines the requirements which the Agency has and where it is needed this is then supplemented by guidance notes accessed by clicking on an asterisk icon: 

The Guide has five main 'books' containing 'chapters'. These can be accessed from the left hand side of the page.                                                                 

Older versions of the Guide are available for reference and can be accessed via the CFG Library.

For New Announcements  - giving details on amendments, additions and updates to the Guide please click on the exclamation mark.                                          

Printing and the Search Facility - Please note that we are experiencing some complications with both the printing and search facility icons. Pages can be printed by selecting the printable version icon. No adjustment will appear on screen but when you do print the content will readjust to appear in one column. The search facility, for some searches, currently also picks up content from the main Housing Corporation website.

These issues are being looked into and an update will be provided when they are resolved.

After 01 December 2008, all queries should be directed to the HCA switchboard number 0300 1234 500