Local authorities fear the first significant council house building programme for more than a decade is under threat from funding cuts. More than £58 million to fund the construction of 912 council homes has been put on hold pending the 22 June emergency Budget. A total of £100 million has also been cut from the National Affordable Housing Programme. Councils, some of which were hoping to build their first authority-provided homes in years, now face uncertainty over new projects. Bristol Council, which has nearly £3 million of funding for 45 new homes on 11 sites on hold, Hull Council (£3.4 million for 57 homes) and Dudley Council (£4.34 million for 81 homes) are among 43 authorities affected. The council freeze and cuts come on top of the £214 million funding freeze for the HCA’s Kickstart programme. Read the full story on Inside Housing.
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