Labour controlled Sheffield City Council will see over £500,000 less investment through the ‘New Homes Bonus’ fund next year, after Labour councillors failed to bring homes back in to use or promote the development of new local houses. The New Homes Bonus, which was introduced by the Coalition Government, rewards local councils for building – [...]
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Alison Brelsford writes: Sheffield Labour’s plans for housing – 6 months of dithering
Have you heard the one about the Council that made cutbacks while a £2 million Government fund sat in the bank unspent? When you can’t open a newspaper in Sheffield without a Labour politician complaining about a lack of funding, you might find this hard to believe but oddly enough it’s true. Sheffield City Council [...]
Six months of dithering sees 6,469 Sheffield homes stay empty
Local Liberal Democrats can reveal that since receiving a £2,000,000 Government fund to help boost the local housing supply over six months ago, not one penny has been spent by Labour controlled Sheffield City Council. The Council received the extra investment through the Coalition Government ‘New Homes Bonus’ policy at the start of the financial [...]
Lib Dems outline plan for Sheffield’s 6,500 empty homes
Local Liberal Democrat councillors have called for new Government funding to be used to bring some of the 6,500 empty homes in Sheffield back in to use. Liberal Democrats have submitted a motion to the September meeting of Sheffield’s Full Council, calling on the administration to take action. New figures have revealed that Sheffield City Council [...]
Sheffield sees £12,000,000 cash bonus thanks to new homes
Local Lib Dems have welcomed the news that Sheffield will see an extra £12,000,000 cash injection thanks to a new policy championed by the Coalition Government. The ‘New Homes Bonus’ rewards local authorities for the number of new homes built in their area, through the payment of an amount equal to Council Tax for each [...]
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Local Elections 2012
