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Search the Public Notice PortalOne of Lancashire's largest social housing providers has been awarded more than £326 million in government funding to build thousands of affordable homes, but has not yet revealed how much of the investment will be spent in the county.
Together Housing Group has secured £326.6m through Homes England's new Social and Affordable Homes Programme, with the housing association expected to deliver 3,200 homes before 2031.
The allocation is the second-largest awarded to any provider in the first wave of funding announced this week.
The government has described the £39 billion Social and Affordable Homes Programme as the largest investment in social and affordable housing for a generation, with 33 strategic partners selected to help deliver tens of thousands of new homes across England.
But while Together Housing owns and manages thousands of homes across East Lancashire, including in Blackburn, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale, neither the government announcement nor the housing association has provided a breakdown showing how many of the 3,200 homes are planned for Lancashire.
In its announcement welcoming the funding, Together Housing said the homes would form part of a wider programme expected to deliver 4,000 homes across West Yorkshire, 2,200 across South Yorkshire and 4,400 across Greater Manchester.
Lancashire was not specifically mentioned.
Asked what the funding would mean for Lancashire, Together Housing chief executive Kevin Ruth said: "Together Housing is an association rooted in the market towns of the North of England and investing in the places that matter to residents is a central part of what we do.
"While Homes England identified several areas specifically for development, Together Housing's work as a Strategic Partner is not limited to those areas and we have exciting plans to build the homes people need throughout the areas where we work.
"We currently have developments in various parts of Blackburn and continue to work with local authorities and other partners to find opportunities for development across Yorkshire, Lancashire and beyond."
Mr Ruth separately said Together Housing was "delighted" to have secured funding for what he described as an "ambitious" programme of 3,200 homes.
He added: "As one of the largest housing associations in the North of England, we are particularly buoyed to see a strong focus on affordable homes in our area."
Together Housing's latest five-year corporate plan identifies growth and development as a key priority, with the organisation aiming to expand the supply of affordable housing alongside investment in regeneration, skills and community services.
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This can be seen in how it has moved up the ranking of the UK’s biggest housebuilders, with Inside Housing naming the firm as the 20th largest, up from 31st last year.
Homes England chief executive Amy Rees said demand for funding demonstrated the sector's ambition to deliver ‘thousands of social and affordable homes for people, families and communities across England’.
It remains unclear how many of Together Housing's 3,200 government-funded homes could ultimately be built in East Lancashire, where local authorities continue to push for significant levels of new development.
Blackburn with Darwen's planning policies are based on delivering around 447 homes a year, while Hyndburn and Burnley are each planning for about 194 homes annually.
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