The coalition minister Grant Shapps has allocated £76.9M to Southwark to do up its council housing. That’s £76.9m more than 13 years of the past Labour government. Fab news. Lambeth has been allocated £100.5M and Lewisham £94.5M.

The grant allocation come in 2012/13 & 2013/14 after the local councils have proved they can spend the money wisely.

 Southwark had applied for £129M but clearly its application wasn’t as convincing as we’d all have all liked.