Extra 4 million for improvements

An extra £4 million - on top of the £6 million announced in March - has been allocated to Tower Hamlets Homes by the council for improvements.

A number of estate improvement works are already under way including clearing overgrown areas, organising parking, re-routing traffic, resurfacing, improving playgrounds, cleaning brickwork and painting. 

Additional works will also be undertaken to deter anti-social behaviour. These include: new lighting, fitting of grilles and replacement door entry systems. The works are being carried out mainly by local contractors and so provide additional jobs for local people.

The works programme has been drawn up in consultation with residents to make sure that the money is spent in priority areas. More consultations are taking place to agree further projects for the coming months.

As well as estate improvements more money will be available for communal repairs identified at estate inspections Some of the extra money will also be used to increase home adaptations for older and disabled residents and to tackle overcrowding through increased support for underoccupying tenants looking to move to a smaller home and targeted knockthroughs of bedsits into larger homes.

01/09/08