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Press release

Government to cut the cost of new homes by a third

First Homes will see a discount locked into the property to ensure more first-time buyers benefit in years to come.

Flood recovery diggers

Press release

Major package of support for storm-hit areas

Government announces thousands of pounds of support including grants, council tax relief and business rate relief for people and businesses in areas affected by flooding.

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Press release

Housing Secretary confirms new support for survivors of domestic violence

£16.6 million given to 75 councils to help fund domestic abuse refuge services.

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Press release

Boost to successful government rough sleeping programme

£112 million funding for councils to help get people off the streets and into accommodation.

Building Safety Programme

Detailed guide

Building Safety Programme

The programme was established to make sure that residents of high-rise buildings are safe – and feel safe – now, and in the future.

Grenfell Tower

Collection

Grenfell Tower

Information relating to the fire at Grenfell Tower.

Latest from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

  1. Live tables on local government finance
    • Statistical data set
  2. CLOSED: Rural Development Progamme: Business Development
    • ESI fund
  3. CLOSED: Rural Development Progamme: Rural Tourism Infrastructure
    • ESI fund

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What the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government does

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (formerly the Department for Communities and Local Government) job is to create great places to live and work, and to give more power to local people to shape what happens in their area.

MHCLG is a ministerial department, supported by 13 agencies and public bodies.

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Services

  1. Check your Council Tax band
  2. Apply for or renew a Blue Badge
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Guidance and regulation

  1. How to rent
    • Guidance
  2. Fire safety: Approved Document B
    • Statutory guidance
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Major package of support for storm-hit areas
    • Press release
  2. Bellwin Scheme activated in storm-hit areas
    • Press release
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Live tables on local government finance
    • Statistical data set
  2. National non-domestic rates collected by councils in England: forecast for 2020 to 2021
    • Official statistics
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. First Homes
    • Open consultation
  2. Core spending power: final local government finance settlement 2020 to 2021
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. MHCLG: workforce management information, November 2019
    • Transparency
  2. MHCLG: workforce management information, December 2019
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our ministers

Robert Jenrick MP

The Rt Hon

Robert Jenrick MP
Simon Clarke MP
Simon Clarke MP
Christopher Pincher MP

The Rt Hon

Christopher Pincher MP
Luke Hall MP
Luke Hall MP

Our management

Melanie Dawes CB
Melanie Dawes CB
Permanent Secretary
Catherine Frances
Director General, Local Government and Public Services
Jeremy Pocklington
Director General, Housing
Emran Mian
Director General, Decentralisation and Growth
Rachel McLean
Director General, Chief Financial Officer
Professor Alan Penn
MHCLG Chief Scientific Adviser
Lise-Anne Boissiere
Director, Strategy, Communications and Private Office
Ruth Bailey
Director, People, Capability and Change
Michael Jary
Lead Non-Executive Director
Dame Mary Ney DBE
Non-Executive Director
Pam Chesters CBE
Non-Executive Director

Special representatives

Lord Pickles

The Rt Hon

Lord Pickles
United Kingdom Special Envoy for post-Holocaust issues

Contact MHCLG

Office address and general enquiries

2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Contact Form: Office address and general enquiries

General enquiries: please use this number if you are a member of the public

030 3444 0000

Media enquiries

Email

newsdesk@communities.gov.uk

Please use this number if you are a journalist wishing to speak to Press Office

0303 444 1209

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information requests

Knowledge & Information Access Team
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
2nd floor NW, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
United Kingdom

Email

mhclgcorrespondence@communities.gov.uk

High profile groups within MHCLG

  1. Windrush Commemoration Committee

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

  1. Procurement at MHCLG
  2. Working for MHCLG
  3. Jobs

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