Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946

The Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 48) was a British Act of Parliament that provided large subsidies for the construction of council housing. This resulted in the completion of over 800,000 local authority houses by 1951.

Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make fresh arrangements for the making of contributions grants and loans in connection with the provision of housing accommodation; to provide for matters subordinate to that purpose; to amend the enactments which relate to the making of contributions in respect of housing accommodation; to amend the law relating to the housing accounts of local authorities; and to facilitate the provision of housing accommodation in the Isles of Scilly.
Citation	9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 48
Dates
Royal assent	18 April 1946

References

Capitalism and public policy in the UK by Tom Burden and Mike Campbell

See also

• Housing and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 1946, 1946 Chapter 4