Council Bids To Relaunch HRA To Tackle Homelessness

An East of England council is set to become the latest to reopen its Housing Revenue Account (HRA) as part of its plans to build hundreds of new homes and tackle its homelessness problem. Peterborough City Council is asking its cabinet members to approve the proposal after a 56% jump in people declaring themselves homeless in the past year. It comes after the government last year announced a move to lift the HRA cap that was introduced in 2012. Read more on Inside Housing.

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