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From The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP
  • Malthouse boosts funding for community-led affordable housing

    Communities across the country are set to benefit from a £6 million funding boost to help them build more of the homes that their area needs.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Cash boost to help build 200,000 homes in new garden towns

    A £9 million cash injection to speed up the locally-led building of new garden towns and villages across the country has been announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Plans to speed up new homes held up with new developer contribution rules

    Consultation published on changes to developer contribution rules which will speed up housing delivery.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Housing Market Intelligence conference 2018

    Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP speech to the Housing Market Intelligence (HMI) conference.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • RESI Conference 2018

    The Housing Minister speaks to the RESI Conference 2018 - conference for residential property developers, investors, landlords, and house builders.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • More than 420,000 people get on the housing ladder with Help to Buy

    More than 1.2 million people have opened Help to Buy ISA accounts so far. The average Help to Buy bonus claim reaches £800, a new record.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Social housing green paper: a ‘new deal’ for social housing

    The paper aims to rebalance the relationship between landlords and residents, tackle stigma and ensure social housing can act as a stable base and support social mobility.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • All supported housing funding to be retained in welfare system

    Housing benefit will be kept in place for all those living in supported housing, the government has announced.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Housing Minister champions design on visit to Medway

    New Housing Minister Kit Malthouse MP sees housing delivery in action on a visit to Rochester Riverside development in Medway.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Appointment of Kit Malthouse MP as Minister of State for Housing

    Statement from Kit Malthouse MP following his appointment at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • One million people lifted out of absolute poverty

    The number of people living in absolute poverty has fallen by 1 million since 2010, according to statistics released today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Claiming Funeral Expenses Payment to be made easier

    Changes to funeral payments will make it easier for people on some income-related benefits to get help towards the cost of a funeral for loved ones.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government