£70m of Empty Homes Cash Allocated

The government has allocated £70 million of funding to 95 projects to bring more than 5,600 empty homes back into use. More than half the projects are in the north and midlands, which were hit by the scrapping of the housing market renewal pathfinder programme. The government will allocate a further £30 million, made available exclusively for community-led groups, at a later date. There are 720,000 empty homes in England, with 280,000 left vacant for six months or more. Download a copy of the allocations from the HCA website.