Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding have local authorities in (a) England and (b) Gloucestershire received from the New Homes Bonus scheme since the inception of that scheme.
The New Homes Bonus was introduced in 2011/12 to provide an incentive for local authorities to encourage housing growth in their areas. Allocations for local authorities in England and Gloucestershire to 2017/18 are as follows:
England - £6,073,404,201
Gloucestershire - £122,645,809