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Sector responds to Spring Budget

|Date: 7 March, 2024

Sector responds to Spring Budget

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public se ...

Here, LABM shares opinion from industry bodies, social and affordable housing providers and the public sector to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2024. Councils need greater funding certainty th ...

7 March, 2024
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Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

|Date: 1 March, 2024

Greater Manchester tackles long-term rough sleeping but local services face intense pressure

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are hel ...

Official figures released on 29th February show life-changing interventions in Greater Manchester are helping to bring an end to entrenched rough sleeping — despite intense continued pressure on local ...

1 March, 2024
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1,000 social homes in Greater Manchester made energy-efficient so far through new fund

|Date: 20 December, 2023

1,000 social homes in Greater Manchester made energy-efficient so far through new fund

A major milestone has been passed as energy saving home upgrades have now been made to over 1,000 social ...

A major milestone has been passed as energy saving home upgrades have now been made to over 1,000 social homes across Greater Manchester, helping make them warmer, cheaper to heat and less harmful to ...

20 December, 2023
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Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Autumn Statement offers some positives, but a commitment to long-term funding for social housing lacking

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfree ...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement includes a raft of new measures, such as a commitment to unfreezing Local Housing Allowance, an investment of £110m over this year and next to deliver high qu ...

23 November, 2023
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New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

|Date: 14 September, 2023

New report reveals four-fold increase in local councils pursuing Local Area Energy Plans

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compar ...

Four times as many local authorities are taking climate action by pursuing Local Area Energy Plans compared to two years ago, according to a new report by Energy Systems Catapult. Sixty-six local coun ...

14 September, 2023
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Investment designed to boost Greater Manchester’s economy reaches over £1bn

|Date: 16 August, 2023

Investment designed to boost Greater Manchester’s economy reaches over £1bn

Investments made by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) into the local economy have reached more ...

Investments made by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) into the local economy have reached more than £1bn, resulting in thousands of jobs, new quality homes and boosting businesses in the ci ...

16 August, 2023
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Mayor sets out new deal for renters in Greater Manchester with trailblazing package of housing measures

|Date: 28 June, 2023

Mayor sets out new deal for renters in Greater Manchester with trailblazing package of housing measures

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, set out a new deal for renters in Greater Manchester and his i ...

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, set out a new deal for renters in Greater Manchester and his intention to make the city-region the first in the country where every rented home must be above ...

28 June, 2023
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£15m fund opens for social housing improvements to tackle damp and mould

|Date: 27 June, 2023

£15m fund opens for social housing improvements to tackle damp and mould

A new £15m fund to improve the quality of up to 1,500 social homes and tackle health hazards is open for ...

A new £15m fund to improve the quality of up to 1,500 social homes and tackle health hazards is open for applications. From Monday 26th June, the Social Housing Quality Fund will accept applications f ...

27 June, 2023
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ForHousing | Strength in numbers

|Date: 12 June, 2023

ForHousing | Strength in numbers

Form lasting partnerships to build more, truly affordable homes, recommends Nigel Sedman, Executive Direc ...

Form lasting partnerships to build more, truly affordable homes, recommends Nigel Sedman, Executive Director of Homes at ForHousing. With housing waiting lists groaning, building new homes is essentia ...

12 June, 2023
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Southway Housing Trust awarded £2m Green Housing Fund

|Date: 24 March, 2023

Southway Housing Trust awarded £2m Green Housing Fund

Southway Housing Trust has announced it has secured £1.96m of the £37m awarded to Greater Manchester Comb ...

Southway Housing Trust has announced it has secured £1.96m of the £37m awarded to Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s consortium bid for decarbonisation funding from the Government. The money has ...

24 March, 2023
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