Reduce text sizeIncrease text sizeDefault coloursImproved contrastHigh contrastAs a group, travellers remain one of the most disadvantaged in the country, experiencing deep inequalities with very poor outcomes in health and education in particular. Authorised travellers’ sites can provide the basis for local authorities to tackle the inequalities experienced by travellers. Increased authorised provision will reduce the number of unauthorised sites and the tensions they can create between travellers and the settled community and reduce the need for costly enforcement action.
The HCA took over delivery of the Gypsy and Traveller Sites Grant programme from DCLG in April 2009. Since then we’ve invested £16.3m in 26 schemes across the country providing 88 new or additional pitches and 179 improved pitches.
Traveller Pitch Funding of up to £60m is available as part of our Affordable Homes Programme, to support local authorities, housing associations and other delivery partners to provide good quality public sites to help meet the need for accommodation for these communities.
We have now confirmed allocations for £47m of this funding which will support 71 projects around the country, for the provision of new traveller sites and new pitches on existing sites, as well as the improvement of existing pitches.
Details of the bidding process for the remaining £13m Traveller Pitch Funding budget will be announced in May 2012.
In the meantime interested providers should familiarise themselves with the information in Annex 1 of the Affordable Homes Programme Framework, which gives further detail of the programme and its eligibility requirements.
Interested providers should contact their local HCA office to discuss their proposals.
We have published the standard form of Traveller Pitch Funding 2011-15 Framework Delivery Agreement which will form the basis of contractual agreements between the HCA and Provider(s).
