Communities and Housing Investment in People
Investing In People, Supporting Communities
Delivering Social Value through collaborative Asset Management and Procurement
CHIP is supported by Communities and Housing Investment Consortium Ltd (CHIC) to ensure that social value dividends are delivered as a direct result of CHIC’s asset management and procurement activities.
CHIP's Objectives
CHIP seeks to bring positive, sustainable changes to people's lives by supporting:
Training and apprenticeships through CHIC’s contractors and suppliers
Employment sponsorship, delivering training and jobs for people distant from the workplace
Projects in communities that are local to CHIC’s members, via a Community Chest Fund
Recognition of individual achievements through learning and personal development
Direct social value delivery through a range of community initiatives
News and Events
Annual Report
We invite you to read our first Social Value Annual Report, a testament to the positive progress we’ve made in partnership with our aligned not
CHIP Roundtable
CHIC and CHIP published their first Social Value Annual Report, which was launched at this September event. CHIP was keen to ask stakeholders to look back
CHIC Team ~ Volunteering
As part of our Added Value the CHIC team have been engaging in a wide variety of volunteering initiatives across the country. This year, the
Awards and Fundraising Dinner
On 24th May CHIP held its first annual Charity & Awards Dinner at the Telford International Centre. The evening was attended by a range of
Community Chest Applications – 2023
CHIP has opened its applications for 2023-24, where community groups can apply for funding up to £5,000. Application and guidance documents are available to download
New Partnerships
Since its launch, towards the end of 2022, CHIP partnered up with number of new Local Employment Groups in the West Midlands, London and Wales.
