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<p> </p><p>There will be 228 affordable homes delivered in Lancaster area as a result
of £6.9 million of government funding through the 2011 to 2015 Affordable Homes Programme
of which 27 homes are in rural areas (defined as settlements with populations of less
than 3,000 people).</p><p>In 2011-12, half of the affordable homes built outside London
were in rural local authorities and we have delivered over 5,000 affordable homes
in the smallest rural communities (under 3,000 people) in the first two years of the
current programme.</p><p>The Homes and Communities Agency's funding prospectus for
the 2015-18 Affordable Homes Programme sets out how the Agency will continue to pay
particular attention to the importance of delivery in rural areas in providing funding.
The work of the Agency is also supported by a network of rural champions. The National
Planning Policy Framework and Rural Exception Sites also help to address the housing
needs of rural communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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