High Speed 2 Railway Line

(asked on 25th January 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have (a) applied and (b) had an application accepted for compensation under the HS2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 2nd February 2017

The Government recognises that proposals for HS2 can cause uncertainty for individuals, communities and small businesses and has had an effect on property prices in the vicinity of the route. As a result it launched an Exceptional Hardship Scheme (EHS) to assist those most affected to sell their home to Government at its unblighted market value. This scheme was superseded following consultation by the Need to Sell (NTS) scheme.

Applications under the HS2 Exceptional Hardship Scheme were received from 610 properties (848 total applications, of which 238 were reapplications). 250 applications have been accepted. The EHS is now closed for applications, though there are ongoing cases to be concluded.

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