The government needs to extend the Community Housing Fund

By Tom Chance2019-02-13T06:00:00

The government will be putting thousands of community-led homes at risk if it doesn’t extend its Community Housing Fund

The government will be putting thousands of community-led homes at risk if it doesn’t extend its Community Housing Fund.

This fund was launched by Homes England in July 2018, providing £163m of revenue and capital funding for community land trusts, cohousing communities and housing co-operatives. The deadline for applications is December 2019, and grants must be spent by March 2020. It is an incredibly small window.

Homes England has told us, via a freedom of information request, that there are now more than 3,500 homes in the fund’s pipeline.

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