Accommodation grants bolster independent living
The Quaker Housing Trust has awarded two grants
The Quaker Housing Trust (QHT) has awarded grants to two projects providing accommodation for older people.
Roddam Dene House in Wooler, Northumberland, will provide four flats for the over-fifty-fives. The former manse has been converted into homes that will allow residents to continue to live independently, close to shops and services. QHT awarded the Glendale Gateway Trust project a £20,000 grant and provided a £70,000 interest-free loan.
The second initiative saw the Charity of Amy Temple build three new bungalows in Cliffe, Kent. These join four existing almshouses for single women. QHT gave the charity a £10,000 grant.
Funding in both instances came from a restricted fund for projects that are innovative in their provision of accommodation for older people, QHT secretary Paula Harvey explained.
‘Quaker Housing Trust is very pleased to have helped both Glendale Gateway Trust and the Charity of Amy Temple create new homes designed to help older people go on living independently. Social housing is an important option in the choices available to everyone, regardless of age or income, and QHT continues to channel Quaker money into a wide range of projects providing it,’ Paula said.
