Hull City Council has secured over £9 million in government funding to deliver 83 new council homes across six local sites.
The grant has been awarded through the government’s Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP), which was launched earlier this year to accelerate the building of social and affordable housing across England.
A latest award of £6.6m will lead to 51 new homes across four sites, building on an earlier successful bid of £2.6m for 32 homes.
It’s a further boost towards the delivery of 840 new Council homes in line with Hull’s Housing Growth Plan 2025-2031.
Portfolio holder for Economic Renewal and Housing, Councillor Paul Drake-Davis, said:
“This is a really positive development, where this first allocation for Hull from the SAHP will allow the Council to build dozens of new homes in different areas of the city for those on the Council’s housing waiting list.
“We’re responding to the housing crisis in this country by building much-needed Council houses, and we also have other sites identified that could be built on in the future subject to further successful funding bids.”
The 83 homes will be spread among sites at Snowden Way, Lindsey Place, Campbell Court, Oriel Grove, Ellerburn Avenue, and Kingsfold at Kingswood.
The Council already has commitments in place for 266 homes, just one year into the Housing Growth Plan programme, with further development opportunities earmarked across the city.
Additional bids will continue to be submitted to Homes England as the Council progresses its ambitious housebuilding programme.
For more information on housing in Hull, visit Housing – Hull.
