New LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care housing project in Whalley Range, south Manchester

Manchester City Council will begin the process to bring a new housing provider with extra care experience on board to deliver the new LGBTQ+ majority Extra Care housing project in Whalley Range, south Manchester.  

A new competition will be held later this year and the successful housing delivery partner will be part of a tripartite strategic partnership with Manchester City Council and LGBT Foundation. 

The housing association partner will own and be responsible for designing the scheme through a co-production approach with the Council and LGBT Foundation - alongside a Community Steering Group made up of local people in Whalley Range and members of the LGBTQ+ community.  

The housing association partner will manage the scheme, with care services commissioned by the Council, support provided to LGBTQ+ residents by LGBT Foundation and allocations agreed by a panel made up of all three partners – along with the care provider. 

The Council had been in negotiations with Anchor, a national older person’s housing provider, around a land deal for the site on Russell Road in Whalley Range and to operate the LGBT majority Extra Care development.