Cash-strapped councils that topped up their ailing
general funds with millions of pounds of rent money could be forced to return
the cash, the housing minister has warned. Kris Hopkins has written to every
council in England to check where this practice had taken place and to
determine whether the cash should be returned to the HRA. In the largest
switch, Manchester Council transferred £15 million, while Dover moved £12.5
million, Oxford £7 million and Medway £2 million. The legal loophole they used
has now been closed. Download a copy of
the letter from the Govuk website.
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