Development plans which could see more than 10,000 new
homes built across England by 2024/25 are to be brought forward through a £15m
government project. The ‘One Public Estate’ programme was launched in 2013 to ‘encourage’
the emergency services, local councils and government departments to work more
closely together by sharing sites and creating public-sector ‘hubs’ – where
services are delivered in one place. So far, the programme is said to have
saved taxpayers £24m in running costs, created 5,745 new jobs and released land
for the development of 3,336 new homes. Read more on 24housing.
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People are living with sickness or disability younger than a decade ago.
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