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LHC Community Benefit Fund

LHC is public sector procurement consortium providing specialist technical and procurement services to its members (Local Authorities and Housing Associations) throughout England. As a not-for-profit organisation, any surpluses generated from LHC’s procurement activity are returned to its members. The Community Benefit Fund is part of that commitment.

Who are LHC?

LHC brings buyers and suppliers together to build and maintain public property more efficiently and cost-effectively to benefit the local community.

Funding Priorities for 2024/25

The Fund will seek to fund activities that demonstrably contribute to LHC social value priorities:

  • Individual Wellbeing
  • Social Mobility
  • Planet & Environment

More details of the social value priorities can be found here LHC Community Benefit Fund 2024-2025 Guidance

How is the Fund distributed?

We work closely with the LHC partners who have a well-developed knowledge of communities in their areas and experience of investing in various ways. The Fund aims to add value to those resources by working with a project champion within each LHC member organisation.

List of committee members with a Fund allocation

London Area

Vivid Homes

Chelmer Housing Partnership (CHP)

Moat Housing

Buckinghamshire Council

Islington Council

Green Hill Housing Association

South West Area

Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch Council

Cornwall County Council

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Magna Housing Association

Selwood Housing

Wiltshire County Council

Central Area

Your Housing Group

To find out more contact: LHCFund@Locality.org.uk

Where there is a well-developed system of grant-making, we work alongside that.

Where members prefer to identify and champion projects, we will support that process through a transparent assessment process.

Our aims are, through procurement, to deliver better buildings and homes that enhance local communities. Our focus on delivering community benefit is evident in our frameworks and in the Community Benefit Fund we initiated to support social impact schemes.

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