Lancaster and Preston given £600k in joint funding to drive up standards in supported housing sector

Lancaster City Council and Preston City Council are to jointly receive £627,000 in Government funding to drive up standards in the supported housing sector.

City Council, said: “Good quality supported housing is vital to the lives of some of the most vulnerable members of our community.

“It is imperative that we improve standards in this sector of the housing market and this additional funding will allow us to intervene and take action where landlords are exploiting the system for their own benefit.”cabinet member for communities and social justice, Coun Nweeda Khan, said: “This is welcome news, especially as we face a cost of living crisis."

“The funds will help enforce better standards of housing particularly for the most vulnerable people in our local community who deserve good quality homes.The last thing some the members of our communities need, on top of other financial pressures, is to live in substandard accommodation.

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