Tom Archer

Lessons in community-led housing

Repository entry 1 January 2023

In 2017 Power to Change launched its Homes in Community Hands programme, to support community led housing (CLH). Focusing on five urban areas across England, the programme has helped plan and develop individual housing projects, develop enabler organisations, and capitalise other investment and funding mechanisms. These three reports summarise …

Homes in Community Hands: Year Three Evaluation

Repository entry 1 September 2022

In 2017 Power to Change launched its Homes in Community Hands programme, which sought to boost the development of community led housing (CLH). This would focus primarily on five urban areas across the country. The programme has provided funding to help plan and develop affordable housing projects to meet community needs. It has also provided gr…

People shaping places, places shaping people: Community asset ownership

Repository entry 1 June 2022

More than 6,300 assets are in community ownership in England today. This model plays an essential role in ensuring places are built on resilient entities and benefit those living locally. As well as improving service delivery and financial sustainability, community asset ownership has been found to reduce vacancy rates, enable ‘bottom-up’ r…

How to enable Community-Led Housing: Learning Brief 1 – Enabling and catalysing community-led housing

Repository entry 1 November 2021

As part of the ongoing evaluation of Power to Change’s Homes in Community Hands programme, this learning brief shares key insights on how to enable community-led housing. It draws on evidence from five enabler hubs funded through the programme in 2020-21, revealing how hubs are building an environment in which community-led can grow. This bri…

How to enable Community-Led Housing: Learning Brief 2 – Building Positive Relationships with Hub Stakeholders

Repository entry 1 November 2021

As part of the ongoing evaluation of Power to Change’s Homes in Community Hands programme, this learning brief shares key insights on how to enable community-led housing. It draws on evidence from five enabler hubs funded through the programme in 2020-21, revealing how hubs are building an environment in which community-led can grow. This bri…

Delivering the community led housing pipeline in England

Repository entry 1 September 2021

This report examines the financial requirements of community led housing projects in England and explores how these can be met. It quantifies the required amount of funding and finance and assesses whether current provision is sufficient.

Homes In Community Hands – Year 2 Evaluation Report

Repository entry 1 July 2021

Power to Change’s Homes in Community Hands (HCH) programme provided grants to help build and refurbish affordable housing. Specifically, the programme supported the development of community-led housing (CLH) in England where – between 2019 and 2021 – up to £5.8 million in funding was made available. These funds have been predominantly target…

A Review of Evaluation Evidence on the Community Business Hypotheses

Repository entry 1 February 2021

The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research reviewed evaluation evidence from Power to Change’s programmes as related to the community business hypotheses. This is a summary report highlighting key insights from their findings. The review found very little evidence relating to the hypotheses. Specifically the variables associated wit…

Homes in Community Hands – Baseline Evaluation Report

Repository entry 1 August 2020

Power to Change’s Homes in Community Hands (HCH) programme provides grants to help build and refurbish affordable housing. Specifically, the programme is supporting the development of community-led housing (CLH) in England and has been allocated £7.6 million to do this. Between 2016 to 2018 £1.8 million in grants was disbursed in a vanguard…

The English Village and Community Hall Survey 2020

Repository entry 1 July 2020

The English Village and Community Hall Survey 2020, written on behalf of Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), is a detailed look at village halls across England. The ten-year survey provides a snapshot of the state of England’s varied and essential village and community halls, their funding, use and changes over time. With over 2,…

Our assets, our future: the economics, outcomes and sustainability of assets in community ownership

Repository entry 1 July 2019

Power to Change and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government commissioned this research in mid-2018. The scope of the project was to create a national picture of community asset ownership, to assess their financial health and economic impact. The project sought to address evidence gaps identified in earlier work commissioned by…

Our assets, our future: the economics, outcomes and sustainability of assets in community ownership – Research Summary