Dozens of community projects have benefited from full or par tial funding from this pot of cash. The money has gone to suppor t inclusive ventures for all ages and abilities. Here are a selection of some wonderful projects that have been made possible by the RRR.
What is in store for the future? The project has ended and all £6.7 million has been spent…
We have just topped off 10 years of great projects!
Let’s celebrate!!
What did we do?
The good news is that the Community Fund has been so successful and popular that Rooftop residents through the Customer Panel awarded £156,000 to 74 local community projects in the period up until the end March 2015. The funding has made a fantastic difference in local communities. The Young People’s Fund has also been set up to provide grants of up to £300 to young people living in Rooftop homes, or who are Rooftop customers. The grants provide funding to suppor t training, and also attendance at interviews to help young people get into work. The Community Fund will continue in 2016 and the future which is great news for local communities. Find out more about the Funds and how to apply on the Rooftop website. Let’s celebrate – and say a big thank you to all the residents and local communities who have been involved.
Parks
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Suppor ted living
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Outings
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Gardens
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Schools
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Equipment
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Clubs
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Charities
The Community Fund
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Juliana – “ Residents told us their priorities, and we believe we have delivered and made a real difference ”
Rachael – “ The board is delighted with the success of the rent restructuring reserve in improving the lives of so many in the communities where Rooftop works ”
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with the Rent Restructuring Reserve fund.
We have just topped off 10 years of great projects! Let’s celebrate the achievements of the RRR, projects improving the quality of life for Rooftop tenants and communities.
What is RRR? The Rent Restructuring Reserve fund is quite a mouthful! But this fund has brought untold benefits to Rooftop Housing Group tenants over the last 10 years and we want to tell you all about it. This fund was created 10 years ago when the government insisted we raise our rents in line with national levels. Rooftop decided to use the extra revenue this created to benefit the tenants. The total sum to spend over 10 years was £6,700,000!
Who decided what to spend the money on? – We all did! We asked you about your priorities and came up with a range of wonderful projects. On top of the main programme of improvements we made £100,000 of the money available as a Community Fund. Tenants themselves decided how this money should be spent. There was no funding elsewhere for these projects so they could not have been done at all without the RRR.