Affordable homes pilot scheme starts in Wolverhampton
The city is the first local authority in the country to trial the scheme which sees Homes England, the government's housing and regeneration agency, working collaboratively with the council, the authority said.Shahi Islam, director of affordable housing grants at Homes England, said: "This new way of working is another example of how the agency works collaboratively with local authorities to achieve our mission to build much-needed new communities that people can be proud to call home."Steve Evans, deputy leader and cabinet member for city housing, said the "additional financial certainty" enabled the council to speed up delivery of housing provision."One of our key priorities is to build new and better homes for local people in well-connected neighbourhoods across the city," he said."This pilot will deliver new homes that will mean residents and the wider community benefit from improved health outcomes, lifestyle and sustainability."
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