Cash diversion may allay ￡3.6bn homes debt fears

摘要

Criticism of Whitehall plans to force ￡3.6bn of new housing debt on to local government could be short-lived, if ministers agree to fund a backlog of Decent Homes cash, The MJ has learned.A small, but vociferous, group of town halls this week criticised radical CLG plans to devolve complete control of council housing finance to local authorities by dismantling the loathed Housing Revenue Account (HRA) system.