Investment Management System
Housing providers participating in the National Affordable Housing Programme for 2008-11 can bid for funding through the Investment Management System (IMS).
Full details on connecting to the system are provided in the IMS Connectivity Guide - PDF (866KB).
Unitary Authority Changes
From the 1st of April 2009 a number of ‘new’ unitary authorities were created to replace, and in some cases group together, Local Authorities.
There will be some instances, generally in search filter options, where you will see both new and old LA names because any allocation made before April 1st 2009 should still be able to select and view the previous LA which existed before the changes were made. For any new bid you will only be able to select the latest version of the LA so the choice is taken away from you but older bids will still reflect the previous LA name.
We have provided a list of all available IMS LA codes alongside their names and added a couple of extra columns to show where changes have been made, so please use this as a reference if you are unsure what to input or look at with regards to Local Authorities on IMS.
Complete LA lists - Xls (45 KB)
Hours of service
The IMS is available from Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 6.00pm. It is available over the weekend but is unsupported by the Service desk.
User support
Any problems encountered when using the system should be logged with the HCA service desk on 01908 353604. The service desk is available from Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Please note that you will be automatically logged out from the IMS after 15 minutes of inactivity.
For general enquiries, advice and guidance on using the IMS please contact the investment officer at your HCA regional office.
Last updated: 28 April 2010