Information on expenditure by local authorities on housing improvement, Disabled Facilities Grants and renewal areas for April 2018 to March 2019.
This is not the latest release in the series: Assistance for housing improvement
Main points
During 2018-19 the overall expenditure on assistance for housing improvement (including Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) was £45.7 million. It remained relatively stable (decreased by less than one per cent), compared to 2017-18. Of the 22 local authorities, 12 reported a decrease in overall expenditure.
During 2018-19, 4,086 Mandatory Disabled Facilities Grants, with a total value of £32.3 million, were completed by local authorities in Wales. This represents almost three quarters (71%) of the overall expenditure on private sector renewal.
During 2018-19, the number of renewal areas in operation decreased to four with other areas still completing outstanding group repair schemes. The overall expenditure in these areas decreased to £1.4 million.
Reports
Assistance for housing improvement, April 2018 to March 2019 , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB
Data
Datasets and interactive tools
Contact
Craig McLeod
Telephone: 0300 061 5675
Email: stats.housing@gov.wales
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Media
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