Nick Brown Criticises Council’s Failure to Bid for Government Housing Funding
Over 2000 new council houses will be built in every region of the country following a £127m Government cash boost announced today. But Nick Brown has criticised Newcastle City Council for failing to even put in a bid for a share of the money.
47 councils across the country were told today that they would receive a share of the new money, which will lead to thousands of social homes being built, and an estimated 5000 jobs being created. Housing Minister John Healey called it “the biggest council house building project for almost two decades”.
Newcastle East MP Nick Brown said: “There’s a high demand for council housing for rent in Newcastle. We should have bid for this money and Newcastle City Council didn’t.
“This tells you everything you need to know about the Liberal Democrats and their hopeless one-star regeneration department, who have let Newcastle down again.
“There is going to be a second round of funding and Newcastle City Council ought to get its act together and submit a bid for the city.
“Some 51 councils managed to submit bids, of which 47 were successful.”
You can read about the new homes which are going to be built in the North East in today’s Chronicle.