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This section contains the latest news, ministerial speeches, statements and articles from the Housing site.

For a full list of statistical releases, please visit the statistics pages of the website.

More handy help at home for older people

Older people are to get more 'handyman' help to carry out repairs to their homes following a £33 million allocation announced today by Communities Minister Baroness Andrews.
- Added: 23 December 2008
- Site: Housing
£400 million deal agreed to provide affordable housing

A deal worth more than £400 million to help first time buyers aspiring to buy their own home was approved today by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett, as part of the Government's programme of action to tackle current difficulties in the economy.
- Added: 15 December 2008
- Site: Housing
More funding for housing choice

More tenants will be able to have a greater say over their housing options and where they wish to live following a £1 million allocation announced today by Housing Minister Iain Wright.
- Added: 12 December 2008
- Site: Housing

Rough sleeping in London

Speech by Iain Wright at the City of London Rough Sleeping Conference.
- Published: 11 December 2008
- Speech by Iain Wright MP
Home buying and selling

Statement by Margaret Beckett, Minister for Housing and Planning, regarding Home buying and selling.
- Published: 8 December 2008
- Statement by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP
Allocations policies: effective practice to prevent homelessness

Speech by Iain Wright MP at the Chartered Institute of Housing's Lettings and Homelessness Conference.
- Published: 20 November 2008
- Speech by Iain Wright MP