Government announces funding for the Affordable Housing Programme

The Government has today announced £12 billion in funding for the Affordable Housing Programme for 2021-2026.

The aim of this fund is to provide 180,000 homes around the country. The Almshouse Association welcomes this funding, which has previously been used to support almshouse charities to grow and develop. We hope to see many more examples of this fund being used to support our members. Further guidance on the specifics of the fund will be published shortly.

After discussions over recent months, The Almshouse Association is particularly pleased to see almshouses specifically mentioned in the Government’s announcement, reiterating the exemption from Right to Buy which almshouses benefit from.

The full Government announcement can be found here.

Posted 8 September 2020