Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) is a partnership of 24 housing providers working together to make a positive difference to people and communities across our city region.
Bringing together collective experience and expertise, the group works to find lasting solutions to housing challenges – including supporting homeless veterans.
Set up in 2018, the group is the first of its kind in the country to support former service personnel and their families in this way.
Through our armed forces workstream, the partnership is committed to helping veterans in practical ways, including access to housing and advice, employment opportunities, and wrap-around support after they leave the armed forces and beyond.
In the past year, the workstream has:
• worked to increase the number of partners asking people whether they have served in the armed forces, to better identify veterans needing support
• increased housing provision for veterans, including exploring veteran-specific funding and development
• collaborated across Greater Manchester to share knowledge and opportunities, as well as a consistent approach
• established strong partnerships with local authority armed forces leads
• created an Armed Forces Champions network, to bring colleagues from the frontline together to share ideas and best practice
• developed an e-learning package to equip colleagues to deal with the complexities that veterans face during transition to civilian life
• increased the number of partners signing the Armed Forces Covenant, to make sure that veterans don’t face disadvantage
• offered employment interviews for all armed forces applicants who fulfil the minimum criteria for posts
• contributed to the Veterans’ Gateway, an online portal to signpost veterans and their families to support and advice, including mental wellbeing, finances and housing.
GMHP is proud to offer a wide range of support to serving and former members of the armed forces and their families.
By working collectively, we ensure a consistent approach across the city region, and share ideas and opportunities to continually improve the support we offer to veterans.