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www.communities.gov.uk

This section contains the latest news, ministerial speeches, statements and articles from all Department for Communities and Local Government sites.

For a full list of statistical releases, please visit the statistics pages of the website.

Grant Shapps: £20million for safety net against repossession

Housing Minister Grant Shapps has announced a new £20million safety net to help ensure that mortgage repossession remains the last resort for struggling homeowners.
- Added: 9 February 2012
- Site: Corporate
Seaside town rejuvenation: £24million fund opened

A new fund to help support much loved seaside towns create new jobs and prosperity was launched today by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Chief Secretary Danny Alexander.
- Added: 9 February 2012
- Site: Corporate
Mayoral referendum election date confirmed

Ballot boxes will open on 3 May 2012 for voters to decide on directly elected mayors for England's largest cities, Ministers have confirmed.
- Added: 9 February 2012
- Site: Corporate

Firefighters' Pension Scheme

A Written Ministerial Statement by Fire Minister Bob Neill announcing the publication of a Heads of Agreement for the Firefighters' Pension Scheme in England.
- Published: 9 February 2012
- Written statement by Bob Neill MP
Unlocking growth in cities - Liverpool City Deal

Written Ministerial Statement by Cities Minister Greg Clark on the Liverpool City Deal.
- Published: 7 February 2012
- Written statement by The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP
Housing Update

Written Ministerial Statement by the Minister for Housing Grants Shapps about the Government's action on housing, following the publication of the Housing Strategy in November 2011.
- Published: 1 February 2012
- Written statement by The Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP