The Liberal Democrats today set out plans to bring a quarter of a million empty homes back into use, making homes available for people who need them and creating 65,000 jobs. There are over 760,000 empty properties across England which are no longer used as homes but can be brought back into use with some investment. £1bn will be allocated to grants to bring 100,000 homes into use as social housing. Local authorities and Housing Associations will bid for a portion of this. They will be responsible for allocating this money in the form of grants of up to £10,000 per property - individuals and local authorities will be able to top this up to do further work if they choose. The money will be used either to renovate their own homes or by allocating it to individual property owners. Grants will only be given to private owners if the home becomes social housing for at least 10 years.
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