UK building projects have been given the green light to start producing homes that will support older and disabled people, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced.
Last year the government asked local authorities to bid for a share of £300m to boost the supported housing market. The Department of Health has now allocated funding to build 3,544 new homes.
As part of the first phase of the scheme, the Department will now issue £92m of this fund to the Homes and Communities Agency, which will work with 86 successful agencies to build 2,875 new homes across the country.
In London specifically, the Department will award the Greater London Assembly just over £29m for 35 successful bidders who will be building 669 homes.
Both projects are estimated to create over 1,000 new jobs. This is in line with the Government’s commitment to strengthen the economy by boosting capital spending. Further funding will be issued to successful bidders in the next bidding phase.
