New housing minister Mark Prisk has confirmed nearly £1bn of Decent Homes funding will be made available to council landlords - including those with housing stock managed by ALMOs – from 2013-15 and says he is exploring bringing forward the funding.
The 2010 Spending Review settlement made £1.6bn available to help tackle the backlog of homes that are not meeting the Decent Homes Standard.
Councils were allocated £612m for years 2011/12 and 12/13, and this announcement con...
