Empty Property
Communities and Local Government
Claire Perry (Devizes, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what steps he is taking to promote the refurbishment of empty and vacant homes.
Andrew Stunell (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government; Hazel Grove, Liberal Democrat)
We have committed £150 million to bring empty homes back into use.
Last month we announced £70 million of funding for 95 local projects which will bring over 5,600 homes back into use as affordable housing. This is part of our wider approach to bringing empty homes back into use, set out in the Government's Housing Strategy for England.