Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Laying the foundations for the local public services of the future
The Local Digital Fund aims to help councils transform their digital services in line with the Local Digital Declaration.
For the sixth round of funding, we invited councils to propose discovery, alpha and beta projects that will make local government services safer, more resilient and cheaper to run.
Led by Epping Forest District Council, this discovery will provide an assessment of how planning consultation data for the proposed Harlow & Gilston Garden Town (HGGT) can be shared and […]
This project, led by North Tyneside Council, will conduct an investigation into the use of machine learning to assess the variables of bulk waste collection. The objective is to develop […]
This discovery project, led by Hackney London Borough Council, will explore how current housing technology products and procurement processes are stifling innovation and reducing flexibility to policy changes, ultimately preventing […]
Housing advice can drastically reduce homelessness but there are challenges to providing accessible advice, managing casework and identifying people at risk. This is an increasing problem with 74,320 households in […]
This project, led by the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, will investigate the automation of the social care triage, assessment and prescription process. This is to reduce manual and […]
Councils are facing a huge demand for adult care services (ASC) due to an ageing population and changes to the Care Act. Led by the London Borough of Redbridge, this […]
Stockport’s Intermediate Care system identified a number of challenges in delivering its Discharge to Assess model, as their integrated partnership causes issues with the sharing and availability of quality data. […]
This project will look into developing and streamlining specialised building control software, so that a quicker, more cost-efficient service can be delivered to householders, tradespeople and developers. Led by the […]
A manual HR starters and leavers process can result in huge inefficiencies. This diverts management time from service delivery plans, results in applicants dropping by 47%, and can cause significant […]
The Kent and Medway Infrastructure Mapping Platform (IMP) will be a digital tool consolidating and publishing key local infrastructure data. It will be used to coordinate the planning and delivery […]
Taxi drivers and companies require a licence to operate. To acquire and retain their licences they need to know what information to provide and when, to ensure the licences they […]
This project, led by Westmorland & Furness Council (previously Cumbria Council), will investigate the scaling of a digital tool (VIPER) for the rapid identification of vulnerable households by emergency teams […]
Surface water flooding is a growing problem across West Yorkshire, disrupting residents and businesses, causing damage, costs and safety risks. The current flood response is reactive rather than proactive and […]
All councils are facing the challenge of encouraging residents to transact online, however, this is a more prominent issue in areas where there is increased digital exclusion. This discovery, led […]
There is a national shortage of adopters for children that: are in sibling groups are aged 5 or over are of a minority ethnic heritage have multiple complex needs These […]
Estimates suggest that approximately 6% of the population are unpaid carers, equating to around 110,000 people across South East London. Unpaid carers describe the profession as “being plunged into a […]
Vulnerable people with care and support needs are at a significant risk of abuse, harm and exploitation when they go missing in Greater Manchester. A timely response in locating these […]
