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During 1970, 181 Improvement Grants were approved totalling £90,206 in grant value.
This compares with 77 approvals totalling £28,427 in value for 1969.
This increase is accounted for by the greater interest on the part of property owners
(not only owner/occupiers) as the result of the more attractive grant aid now available.
A grant can be up to £1,000 per dwelling and up to £1,200 if work is carried out on the
third floor or above in any building.
58 Standard Grants to the value of £7,503 were approved in 1970 as against 77
totalling £9,092 in value for 1969. The number of Standard Grant applications may be
expected to decline because an Improvement Grant which may include grant aid for essential
repairs is generally more attractive.
The technical staff is also responsible for house to house surveys in areas under
consideration by the Chief Officer, Town Planning. One such survey of the Acton Town
Centre Study Area was commenced late in 1970. Each house is inspected and a full report
made giving the present pattern of use, cost of repairs and necessary improvements and
estimated future life following repair and improvement. The Chief Officer, Town Planning,
uses the information obtained in formulating proposals for consideration by the Council
and also by the public.
MEDICAL ASPECTS OP COUNCIL HOUSING
Many persons who have applied for Council housing or who wish for a transfer from one
Council house to another require special consideration by reason of illness or disability
suffered by a member of the family. Such consideration can only be given if a doctor's
letter or certificate is furnished. These certificates are usually forwarded in the
first place to the Housing Manager who then seeks advice on the medical implications, at
the same time forwarding any relevant information that is to hand in his division.
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