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To maintain a ringfence between the Housing Revenue Account and the general Fund and prevent tenants subsidising council tax, and Council Tax payers subsidising Local Authority housing. Local Government and Housing Act Section 76 1989 To prevent debit balance on Housing Revenue Account. To stop the Housing Revenue Account running up a deficit.
In the United Kingdom, an arms-length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services on behalf of a local authority. Usually, an ALMO is set up by the authority to manage and improve all or part of its housing stock. Ownership of the housing stock itself normally stays with the local authority.
Local government finance (including local taxation, business rates and local government pensions); Local government policy (including the Office for Local Government, stewardship, local audit, and governance reform); Mayoral Combined Authorities and pan-regional bodies; Planning casework Matthew Pennycook MP: Minister of State for Housing and ...
Public housing became needed to provide "homes fit for heroes" in 1919, [5] [6] then to enable slum clearance.Standards were set to ensure high-quality homes. Aneurin Bevan, a Labour politician, passionately believed that council houses should be provided for all, while the Conservative politician Harold Macmillan saw council housing "as a stepping stone to home ownership". [7]
The parishes of England, as of December 2021. Parish councils form the lowest tier of local government and govern civil parishes.They may also be called a 'community council', 'neighbourhood council', 'village council', 'town council' or (if the parish holds city status) 'city council', but these names are stylistic and do not change their responsibilities.
The minister was responsible for local authorities' housing activities, homelessness, regulation of the private rented sector, regulation of commercial tenancies let by local authorities, Local Government relations and structures, the audit and inspection of public services, planning regulation, and a range of other issues. [2]
A direct service organisation or direct labour organisation (DSO or DLO) is a business unit of a United Kingdom local authority or social landlord (housing association) [1] which undertakes work specified by the Local Government Act 1988 [2] and Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 [3] and/or other work, including construction and building maintenance.
A housing authority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs aspects of housing or (called in general "shelter" or "living spaces"), often providing subsidies and low rent or free public housing to qualified people.