Councils may be allowed increased borrowing freedoms and
the power to switch funding from general funds to pay for fire safety work to
high rises, but the government will not provide direct funding. This was the
position revealed by Sajid Javid during a grilling by members of the CLG
Committee. Mr Javid confirmed that 31 local authorities have asked for
assistance paying for safety measures and that the government is in “detailed
discussions” with six of those. He said the government was considering giving
extra HRA borrowing flexibilities to the councils, and requests from “one or
two” for a one-off transfer to be made from their general funds into their HRA,
which is normally ringfenced. However, he said the government was not planning
to provide grants for works. Read more on Inside Housing.
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