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<p>The Community Housing Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020. The question
as to whether the Fund should be extended, or the annual funding profile carried forward,
will be given due consideration during the preparations for the next Spending Review,
which will take place next year.</p><p>The Government recognises that the community-led
housing sector offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across
England. In addition to helping increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it will
help deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector,
improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction,
and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement
of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission
and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p>
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