Developing new groups

Residents groups have a great future and are a fantastic way to get involved and make a different to a local community.  We believe that every community in Gloucester greatly benefits from local tenants and residents groups. 

Our Resident Involvement Team will help develop and support new groups, forums or provide informal opportunities for tenants to get involved in the community and have their say. 

We will:

• Identify communities without a resident group and target our support in those areas
• Develop new residents groups so that residents can come together to discuss local services and community issues
• Provide a named Resident Involvement Officer to provide tailored support through each stage of the group’s development
• Support all groups by paying an initial grant of £500 and a £150 start-up grant (subject to the partnership agreement rules)
• Provide a base grant of £500 each year to each group for core activities and ensure extra funding is available each year to support further activities
• Make a decision on any request for premises from a new group within 12 weeks
• Make a decision on any request for a change of premises from an existing group within 12 weeks.