A £50m fund to tackle the worst concentrations of empty homes was announced on 21 November 2011 by the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister as part of Laying the Foundations – a Housing Strategy for England.

This funding is additional to the £100m for Empty Homes already confirmed as part of the Affordable Homes Programme, and is intended to tackle concentrations of poor quality, empty homes in low demand areas.

Tackling empty homes in these areas will require an intensive approach – refurbishing and reconfiguring homes, as well as improving the public realm and tackling wider issues in the local area.Stage 2 bids and a copy of the bidding guidance and template can be found below:

The assessment of the stage 2 bids has now been completed and funding allocations – csv (2KB) were announced on 29 May (number of homes indicated is the maximum number of empty homes tackled).