Guidance
Accommodation for Ex-Offenders scheme: local authority funding allocations between July 2021 and March 2025
The Accommodation for Ex-Offenders scheme (AFEO) provides funding to local authorities to support ex-offenders at risk of rough sleeping into private rental sector accommodation.
Applies to England
The Accommodation for ex-Offenders (AfEO) programme aims to reduce reoffending and homelessness by supporting ex-offenders who might otherwise become homeless to access the private rented sector. Prison leavers without settled accommodation are almost 50% more likely to reoffend.
A breakdown of the local authority allocations for AfEO funding across both phases of the programme can be found below. The funding allows local authority schemes to provide a range of support to enter the private rented sector, typically consisting of rental deposits and landlord incentives and/or dedicated support staff including landlord liaison and tenancy support/sustainment officers.
Phase 1 allocations
| Local authority | Phase 1 allocations (July 2021 - March 2023) |
|---|---|
| Adur District Council | £135,750 |
| Arun District Council | £223,992 |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | £123,879 |
| Bedford UA | £172,483 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | £258,374 |
| City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £110,900 |
| Brent London Borough | £206,305 |
| Brighton and Hove Council | £124,250 |
| Bristol Council | £408,263 |
| Bromley London Borough | £125,750 |
| Broxbourne Borough Council | £102,847 |
| Buckinghamshire County Council | £219,940 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £70,067 |
| Canterbury City Council | £173,990 |
| Carlisle City Council | £90,000 |
| Chelmsford Borough Council | £110,600 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | £145,667 |
| Chichester District Council | £73,005 |
| Cornwall County UA | £470,842 |
| Coventry City Council | £134,261 |
| Croydon London Borough | £353,209 |
| Dacorum Borough Council | £82,504 |
| Darlington Borough Council | £63,352 |
| Derby City Council | £186,756 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | £217,568 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | £121,762 |
| Durham County UA | £193,262 |
| East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £55,000 |
| Eden District Council | £4,800 |
| Enfield London Borough | £334,000 |
| Exeter City Council | £47,258 |
| Folkestone and Hythe District Council | £157,812 |
| Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | £86,922 |
| Haringey London Borough | £184,001 |
| Hastings Borough Council | £183,250 |
| Hertsmere Borough Council | £113,651 |
| Hounslow London Borough | £228,750 |
| Islington London Borough | £373,173 |
| Kingston Upon Hull City Council | £124,314 |
| Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council | £113,000 |
| Lambeth London Borough | £231,500 |
| Leeds City Council | £270,375 |
| Leicester City Council | £196,500 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £409,103 |
| Luton Borough Council | £165,636 |
| Maidstone Borough Council | £106,705 |
| Manchester City Council | £891,639 |
| Mole Valley District Council | £268,000 |
| Newham London Borough | £300,000 |
| North East Lincolnshire Council | £66,745 |
| North Hertfordshire District Council | £100,047 |
| North Lincolnshire Council | £55,458 |
| North Northamptonshire | £159,332 |
| North Somerset Council | £27,370 |
| Norwich City Council | £349,402 |
| Nottingham City Council | £307,850 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | £155,389 |
| Pendle Borough Council | £218,500 |
| Peterborough City Council | £136,650 |
| Portsmouth City Council | £209,494 |
| Preston city Council | £180,000 |
| Reading Borough Council | £254,063 |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £145,739 |
| Ryedale District Council | £167,500 |
| Salford Metropolitan District Council | £158,235 |
| Sevenoaks District Council | £114,242 |
| Sheffield City Council | £119,099 |
| South Lakeland District Council | £11,250 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £206,286 |
| Southwark London Borough | £257,625 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | £192,058 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | £30,000 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | £194,981 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £227,830 |
| Sutton London Borough | £286,397 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | £196,071 |
| Three Rivers District Council | £40,122 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council | £28,740 |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | £115,961 |
| Tunbridge Wells Borough Council | £65,155 |
| Warwick District Council | £52,792 |
| Watford Borough Council | £76,408 |
| Welwyn Hatfield District Council | £263,628 |
| West Northamptonshire | £279,408 |
| Westminster City Council | £255,750 |
| Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council | £154,156 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough Council | £143,450 |
| Wyre Borough Council | £125,735 |
Phase 2 allocations
| Local authority | Phase 2 allocations (April 2023 - March 2025) |
|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham London Borough | £343,049 |
| Barnet London Borough | £331,820 |
| Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council | £139,531 |
| Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council | £21,000 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | £160,000 |
| Bedford UA | £122,516 |
| Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | £121,000 |
| Blackpool Council | £260,000 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (UA) | £317,000 |
| Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £135,504 |
| Brent London Borough | £498,520 |
| Brighton and Hove City Council | £133,000 |
| Bristol City Council | £538,120 |
| Bromley London Borough | £296,257 |
| Buckinghamshire UA | £417,378 |
| Burnley Borough Council | £232,808 |
| Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £121,330 |
| Canterbury City Council | £254,000 |
| Carlisle City Council | £100,000 |
| Chelmsford City Council | £266,000 |
| Cheshire West and Chester UA | £239,800 |
| City of York Council | £132,513 |
| Cornwall County UA | £646,476 |
| Darlington Borough Council | £166,481 |
| Derby City Council | £249,824 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | £248,272 |
| Dorset Council | £135,190 |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | £222,000 |
| Durham County UA | £639,000 |
| Enfield London Borough | £418,958 |
| Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | £156,670 |
| Gloucester City Council | £166,941 |
| Greenwich London Borough | £479,734 |
| Hackney London Borough | £693,500 |
| Haringey London Borough | £268,000 |
| Harrow London Borough | £176,000 |
| Hastings Borough Council | £228,000 |
| Havering London Borough | £525,349 |
| Hillingdon London Borough | £482,978 |
| Isle of Wight Council | £130,000 |
| Islington London Borough | £619,488 |
| Kingston Upon Hull City Council | £309,702 |
| Kirklees Council | £110,869 |
| Lambeth London Borough | £488,000 |
| Leeds City Council | £304,000 |
| Leicester City Council | £221,000 |
| Lewisham London Borough | £211,949 |
| Liverpool City Region Combined Authority | £880,600 |
| Luton Borough Council | £319,288 |
| Manchester City Council | £1,496,038 |
| New Forest District Council | £150,000 |
| Newham London Borough | £370,000 |
| North Devon District Council | £126,600 |
| North Northamptonshire Council | £339,300 |
| North Tyneside Borough Council | £54,953 |
| Norwich City Council | £558,511 |
| Nottingham City Council | £794,116 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | £245,838 |
| Oxford City Council | £168,800 |
| Peterborough City Council | £297,100 |
| Plymouth City Council | £420,467 |
| Preston City Council | £122,000 |
| Reading Borough Council | £336,200 |
| Reigate and Banstead Borough Council | £79,200 |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £280,497 |
| Salford City Council | £287,074 |
| Sheffield City Council | £149,000 |
| Southampton City Council | £236,645 |
| Southend-on-Sea Borough Council | £257,788 |
| Southwark London Borough | £594,000 |
| Stevenage Borough Council | £220,000 |
| Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | £130,000 |
| Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council | £120,000 |
| Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £320,291 |
| Sutton London Borough | £431,395 |
| Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | £248,082 |
| Telford and Wrekin Borough Council | £176,000 |
| Wakefield City Council | £35,000 |
| Wandsworth London Borough | £380,000 |
| West Northamptonshire Council | £319,610 |
| Westminster City Council | £982,211 |
| Wolverhampton City Council | £327,400 |
| Worcester City Council | £149,670 |
| Worthing (& Adur) Councils | £461,742 |
Published 22 March 2023