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Allocations confirmed for individual councils from the £1 billion of additional support announced by the Prime Minister earlier this month.
£80 million boost to towns
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Over a hundred towns in England to share £80 million to boost regeneration, helping them to build back better.
The government has published a new National Statement of Expectations (NSE) for supported housing.
Rough sleepers to be helped to keep safe this winter
Press release
Support will give local areas the tools and funding they need to protect people from life-threatening cold weather and the risks posed by coronavirus.
"Permitted development" homes to meet space standards
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New homes delivered through Permitted Development Rights will have to meet space standards, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
Guidance for local councils during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
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- Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2019 to 2020 individual local authority data - outturn
- Local authority revenue expenditure and financing England: 2019 to 2020 provisional outturn
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): emergency funding for local government
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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.
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