More Than 100 Housing Estates Receive Regeneration Cash Boost

Funding will be distributed to local authorities and housing associations to speed up the building of thousands of new homes. More than 100 housing estates across the country are set to benefit from a significant investment to kick-start their regeneration, the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced. From Gateshead to Plymouth, the £32 million Estate Regeneration Fund will be distributed to local authorities and housing associations across England to speed up the building of thousands of new homes. After successful engagement with local communities, a total of 105 estates will benefit from the funding, to be used to speed up regeneration schemes in their early stages.  Read more on the CLG website.

Housing Estates: Regeneration – Parliamentary Written Answer

Tim Farron:  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2016 to Question 29619, how much of the £140 million fund relating to the redevelopment of 100 sink estates has been allocated to date.

Gavin Barwell: The £140million Estate Regeneration Fund was launched on 8 December 2016 alongside the publication of the Estate Regeneration National Strategy. Following extensive engagement with over 120 schemes around the country, an additional £32m of enabling and capacity building grant was made available. Initial registrations for the £140m recoverable investment funding have already been received and funding allocations will be announced when the assessment process is completed. Allocations for the £32m grant funding will be made in the current financial year.