More than 600 new affordable properties set to be built across Manchester

In excess of 600 new affordable properties are set to be built across the whole of Manchester after the local authority secured £47m in funding, a news report in the local media was able to reveal.

The Manchester City Council has supported 37 bids across 43 sites in the city as part of the Homes and Communities Agency’s 2015-2018 Affordable Homes Programme and granted £11.5m in funding, matched by £35.5m of funding from housing associations.

Jeff Smith, Manchester City Council’s executive member for housing and regeneration, said: "In the past few years Manchester has been well ahead of the curve in our innovative thinking to deliver new homes. This is essential to make sure there is enough high quality housing of mixed tenure to support our growing city.

"Affordable homes are an important strand of the city’s housing offer and this funding approval is a real success. We will now work closely with our partner registered providers to best realise the potential of these site identified through the Manchester Place initiative."

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