Innovation in local government is about improving the lives of the people in our
communities. Browse through our case studies to see the many innovative programmes councils are involved
in.
The East Sussex Wellbeing and Employment ESWE service (ESWE) is funded equally by East Sussex County Council Public Health and by Eastbourne Borough and Lewes District Councils. It launched in June 2021 to address the increasing homelessness crisis in the UK.
Using partnership working to secure affordable housing for key workers, those on the council's housing register on a site which previously didn't have any.
Transforming an underused piece of land prone to anti-social behaviour into affordable housing with a local workforce, positively impacting the local labour market, as well as increasing housing supply.
Beech Hill housing regeneration scheme successfully delivered almost £26 million of investment in Halifax to bring a former derelict gateway site back into use.
Derby City Council has undertaken a significant initiative to purchase and remodel vacant student accommodation in the city with the objective of providing much needed affordable housing.
Utilising Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and energy efficient measures such as Air-Source heat Pumps (ASHP) to meet the varied housing needs of the local community.