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A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 to 1980s, as a result of the Housing Act 1919. Though more council ...
The Decent Homes Standard is a technical standard for public housing introduced [when?] by the United Kingdom government. It underpinned the Decent Homes Programme brought in by the Blair ministry (Labour party) which aimed to provide a minimum standard of housing conditions for those housed in the public sector - i.e. in council housing or by housing associations.
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural council, village council, or board of aldermen.
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]
These are the latest criteria approved during the State Council Meeting for Local Government in June 2008. [20] [21] The previous criteria are a minimum of 300,000 residents and minimum annual income of RM 20 million for City and a minimum of 100,000 residents and minimum annual income of RM 5 million for Municipality. [13]
Myatt Avenue was one of a dozen small sites the local council identified for social housing four years ago as part of £8 million plans to build more than 50 new homes.
A municipal corporation is a type of local government in India which administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization of various Indian cities highlighted the need for a type of local governing body that could provide services such as healthcare, education, housing and transport by collecting property taxes and administering grants ...
Greater London Authority Chamber. A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. [1] A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or national level are not considered councils.