§ Baroness Gould of Potternewtonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have invited organisations to apply for funding to provide care and support homes for teenage mothers; what guidelines have been issued to these organisations: and how many applications have been received and from whom. [HL1291]
§ Lord WhittyThe Housing Corporation invited registered social landlords (RSLs) in England to bid for funding to develop around 15 pilot schemes whose aim would be to test alternative approaches for providing supported accommodation for 16–18 year-old lone parents. The following RSLs submitted bids:
- Circle 33
- Croydon Churches
- Metropolitan Housing Trust
- Patchwork Community
- Hastings Community
- Sovereign
- Christian Alliance
- Girls Friendly
- Nottingham Community
- Tuntum
- Cygnet Housing
- Luton Churches
- Beth Johnson
- Accord
- Bromford
- Caldmore Area
- West Pennine
- St. Vincent's
- Manchester Methodists
The Housing Corporation is now working with the Department of Health's Teenage Pregnancy Unit to select from the bids a number of schemes as pilots.