West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has announced an additional £20m to expand the Brownfield Housing Fund.
The extra government funding reflects the strong performance of the region’s Brownfield Housing Fund to date and has been welcomed as a major vote of confidence in West Yorkshire’s pipeline of regeneration schemes. It will help accelerate the delivery of homes across the region.
The now £110m fund, which sees the Combined Authority work with the private sector, local authorities and housing associations to unlock new developments, is already fully allocated and on track to exceed its original target for homes started on-site.
As a result of the uplift, construction of hundreds of additional homes will start by March 2029, taking the programme’s overall figure to over 6,000 homes.
Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, said: “Everyone deserves a safe and secure roof over their head, and this extra funding is a strong vote of confidence in our housebuilding success.
“By regenerating brownfield land first, we’re building the right homes in the right places – affordable, cheaper-to-heat and better-connected – all while protecting our vital green spaces.
“Devolution is working for West Yorkshire, empowering us to deliver record numbers of affordable homes, to give people the security that can only start with a decent home.”
