National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF)
The National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) provides capital funding for infrastructure and land to support the government’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes.
Applies to England
What is the National Housing Delivery Fund?
The National Housing Delivery Fund (NHDF) will support the government’s ambition to build 1.5 million new homes, prioritising completions this Parliament through interventions that will deliver net additional homes and accelerate housing supply, prioritising areas where homes are most needed and the development of homes for social rent.
The NHDF will reform the housebuilding system to achieve a permanently higher supply of good-quality homes by providing £5 billion of capital grant funding for infrastructure and land from 2026 to 2030.
NHDF Funding from Homes England
Homes England will administer the core NHDF and provide grant funding to projects that will deliver its objectives. The agency will have the required autonomy to enable it to move at pace to make investment decisions and create tailored interventions for partners and places. This will complement up to £16 billion of capital investment available from the National Housing Bank.
The Homes England’s Investment Roadmap, builds on the Homes England strategic plan 2025 to 2030 and sets the new investment strategy.
A Continuous Market Engagement (CME) approach will provide flexibility and pace, removing the need for set bidding windows.
Further information: How Homes England can support you.
NHDF Grant Funding from Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities
As part of the Integrated Settlement, some NHDF funding will be administered by the Established Mayoral Strategic Authorities (EMSAs), who are well-placed to make investment decisions for their areas and the communities they serve.
To apply for funding, projects can be discussed directly with the relevant Authority.
The following Authorities have received allocations from the NHDF:
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
West Midlands Combined Authority
West Yorkshire Combined Authority
NHDF Grant Funding from Mayoral Strategic Authorities
NHDF grant funding has also been provided to Mayoral Strategic Authorities, building on the existing Brownfield Housing Fund (BHF). It is important that these Authorities have specific funding that they can direct to the areas they know and serve. Projects in these areas can also receive funding from Homes England.
To apply for funding, projects can be discussed directly with the relevant Authority or Homes England.
The following Authorities have received allocations from the Brownfield Housing Fund:
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
East Midlands Combined County Authority
Tees Valley Combined Authority
West of England Combined Authority
York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority
Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority
Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority
NHDF Grant Funding through the Brownfield Land Release Fund
NHDF grant funding has been provided to continue support for the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF), which enables councils to release council-owned sites on brownfield land for housing development.
Applications for this funding can be made directly through the Brownfield Land Release Fund.