Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether Homes England received an application to the Community Housing Fund from Blackpool Council prior to the bidding for that fund closing.
An application from Blackpool Council to the Community Housing Fund was received by Homes England prior to the bid round closure in December. The bid was approved and an allocation of £285,000 was confirmed to the council in October 2019.