Extra aid for run-down council estates

Extra aid for run-down council estates - 1991 - DoE News Release no 70 11 February 1991 4 pages Daily Telegraph 12/2/91 p10 Construction News no 62 14/2/91 p2(6) .

Local authorities will be obliged to show that they can improve the quality of life for run-down council estate tenants before being eligible for extra cash payments for improvements under the Housing Action programme . Environment Secretary Michael Heseltine has announced an extra £60m for the estate action programme from April 1991. However, the London Housing Unit predicts local authority spending on improvements and repairs will still fall.


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