Mortgages: Government Assistance

Jim Cousins
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much funding he has provided to assist low income homeowners in the last 12 months.

Mr. Ian Austin
Over £1 billion has been made available to local authorities through the Regional Housing Pot over the period 2008-09 to 2010-11 to help improve house conditions for the most vulnerable households as part of CSR 07. £425 million was made available for 2009-10.