More than 拢220m to be spent on social housing

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Image caption, Doncaster Council will borrow 拢26m to buy 232 properties over the next four years
At a glance
  • Doncaster Council will buy 232 private homes
  • Council rents will rise 7% to help fund the programme
  • More than 拢74m will be spent on building new homes
  • At least 拢125m will go towards maintaining existing homes

More than 拢220m will be spent on building and improving a city's social housing.

As part of the plans 拢32m will be spent buying 232 private properties in Doncaster.

The city council will borrow 拢26m to fund the purchases

Rents for council tenants will rise by 7% to raise 拢6.2m towards the programme.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, most of the new homes will be managed by the council鈥檚 housing provider St Leger Homes.

Senior councillors approved the plans on Wednesday and they will be discussed at a full council meeting on 27 February, a council spokesperson said.

A report to Doncaster Council's cabinet said that the authority鈥檚 house building programme would rise to 拢74 million.

More than 拢125m will go towards improving and maintaining existing homes and sites, including energy saving measures.

An additional 拢3.7m will be spent on park homes and their sites, as well as designated traveller sites.

The council provides housing to almost 20,000 residents.

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Council rents set to rise 7% to fund new homes