en.Wedoany.com Reported - Salford City has received slightly over £5.14 million in the fourth round of the Local Authority Housing Fund, planning to deliver 45 homes to alleviate the pressure of accommodating homeless individuals in the area.

According to an agenda to be submitted to the city council's cabinet on June 9, it is recommended that the mayor, after consulting with the cabinet, formally decide to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG). The council will also sign relevant agreements with delivery partners to implement the use of the grant funds.

The Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) is a funding stream that supports councils in acquiring homes to serve as high-quality temporary accommodation for homeless individuals with a duty of care, and to provide safe and suitable homes for families in resettlement schemes. The fourth round has a total national allocation of £950 million.

Salford has already delivered 40 affordable homes in previous rounds of the LAHF, meeting the allocation targets set by the MHCLG in each round. The city's housing companies, Dérive Salford and For Housing, have been partners in this project. The new LAHF program spans four years, starting this April. The delivery target is 45 homes, of which 30 fall under the temporary accommodation category, 8 are for families in resettlement schemes, and 7 are larger resettlement homes.

During the opening panel session of MIPIM in March, Salford Mayor Paul Dennett stated that local governments need to have more "skin in the game" to address the UK's long-standing shortage of discounted housing. Dérive delivered 113 homes last year and currently has approximately 400 homes under construction.

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