Who can make an Estate Development Budget bid and what we can fund

Find out what we fund through the Estate Development Budget and how to make a bid.

Who can make an Estate Development Budget bid

You can make an Estate Development Budget (EDB) bid if you're either:

  • a council tenant or resident association
  • an informal group of council tenants who are not part of an association
  • a group whose project is for the benefit of tenants

What we can fund from the Estate Development Budget

The EDB could provide money for a project to improve the local community and the quality of life of tenants.

The EDB could provide money for a community project that results in one of the following:

  • an improvement to a council housing-owned building or community facility
  • an improvement to council housing owned land or the local environment
  • a project that benefits the community

All projects must benefit the quality of life of council tenants and leaseholders.

Criteria for projects

Your project must: 

  • involve as many of your neighbours as possible and be supported by them
  • be able to be completed in the same financial year
  • not cost more than £10,000 for main bids and £1,000 for quick bids
  • not be something that could be done as a repair or as part of a larger maintenance programme

If your project is for fencing, we’ll only fund communal fencing. We can’t fund fencing for individual properties. 

Examples of successful bids:

  • community gardens and growing projects
  • murals
  • activities on estates such as family fun days
  • exercise classes at our seniors' schemes
  • free theatre workshops for children