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Grants approved during the year amounted to £148,297 in respect of 331 dwellings and details are set out in the
accompanying Table and graphs. To provide a complete picture since the inception of the Housing Act 1969,
the months of September to December 1969 have been included in the two graphs.
As public awareness and understanding of the availability and scope of grants has become more widespread, so
has a trend of increasing complexity become apparent in the applications received in respect of conversions
and works of improvement. This has placed an ever increasing burden upon both the technical and administrative
staff. By the end of the year there appeared to be indications of a near-deluge of enquiries and applications.
Very limited office accommodation is a hampering factor in dealing with the intricaces of improvement grant
work plus the fact that the technical and administrative sections are physically separated from one another in
different buildings.