Housing Act 1930

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Housing Act 1930
Act of Parliament
20 & 21 Geo. 5. c. 39
Dates
Royal assent1 August 1930
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Housing Act 1930 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Housing Act 1930 (

Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It encouraged mass slum clearance and councils to set to work to demolish poor quality housing and replace it with new build. Subsidies for general housing, were given, these were calculated on the number of people rehoused not the number of properties demolished. 'Back to back' housing had finally ended.[1][2]

Context

The recession was ending: this was an Act of a Labour government, The minister to steer it through the house was Arthur Greenwood.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Municipal Housing". www.historywebsite.co.uk.
  2. ^ .

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