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<p>Brownfield Housing Fund</p><p>The Prime Minister recently announced that seven
Mayoral Combined Authorities, including the West Midlands Combined Authority, are
each receiving a share of the £400 million Brownfield Housing Fund. The fund will
bring under-utilised brownfield land back into use, including derelict buildings and
vacant land, to help unlock 26,000 homes, contributing to the levelling-up of our
country.</p><p>Social Housing</p><p>The Localism Act 2011 gave local councils power
to manage their own waiting lists, so they can decide who should qualify for social
housing in their area and develop solutions which make best use of the social housing
stock. Since 2012, the social housing waiting list in England has reduced by 37 per
cent.</p><p>The Government is committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing
and has made £9 billion available through the Affordable Homes Programme to March
2022 to deliver approximately 250,000 new affordable homes. The existing Affordable
Homes Programme will be extended by one year. This will save homes that would otherwise
have been lost following site closures due to Covid-19.</p><p>We have announced the
details of a £12 billion investment in affordable housing to March 2026. This includes
the new Affordable Homes Programme of £11.5 billion to deliver up to 180,000 homes
should economic conditions allow. In total, this five-year programme represents the
highest single funding commitment to affordable housing in a decade. Further details
can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fjenrick-unveils-huge-12-billion-boost-for-affordable-homes&data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C8748b2ebba654085f82508d8540bf2a4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637351757572461512&sdata=eKtz8fMZh4sNSHbWKNEVBzVkJeoZ7pJO%2BBL1yfqHk7g%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jenrick-unveils-huge-12-billion-boost-for-affordable-homes</a></p>
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