Empty Property
(asked on 19th January 2016) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Homes and Communities Agency awarded in (1) 2012–13, (2) 2013–14, and (3) 2014–15 to the Empty Homes programme.
This question was answered on 3rd February 2016
The Homes and Community Agency made available £110.6 million to bring empty homes back into use over two rounds of funding:
- Round 1 (2012-13) £69,820,695; and
- Round 2 (2014-15) £40,790,126.
The Homes and Community Agency's Affordable Homes Programme will continue to provide funding to bring empty homes back into use. The Affordable Homes Programme is a competitive scheme and the amount of funding allocated to empty homes will depend on the quality of the bids received.