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<p>The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector – of which Community
Land Trusts are an important part – offers significant potential for helping to meet
housing need across England, especially in rural areas. In addition to helping increase
the rate of delivery of new housing, the sector 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><p>The principal
means by which my Department supports Community Land Trusts is through the annual
£60 million Community Housing Fund. This fund makes revenue and capital grant available
to support community-led housebuilding schemes, and supports a programme of training
and development for organisations providing technical advice and guidance to community-led
housebuilding groups. The Fund is currently scheduled to close in March 2020 and decisions
on funding for 2020-21 onwards are a matter for the Spending Review, which will take
place this year.</p>
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