Why New Homes Bonus is unfair

I have spoken and written endlessly about this. Councils have their budgets slashed and get a payment back dependent on how many houses they build.


My concerns summarised are;


- builders build houses based on market condition, not Councils making the link to Council funding unfair
- wealthy southern councils have a housing shortage, northern mill towns a depopulation issue (net 800 people

Hyndburn's New Homes Bonus just £5,320 out of £199 million distributed nationally

I have raised the issue of the unfairness of this issue in the commons previously; How the New Homes Bonus is designed to take money from local councils in huge cuts and then redistribute it to southern councils.

Hyndburns New Homes Bonus is just £5,320 this year. Bottom - last - in the league table on funding. No 352 out of 352 local authorities. Rossendale are 7th from bottom with £73,085 and