HC Deb 13 July 1976 vol 915 c137W
Mr. Gow

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, once a local authority has approved an improvement grant under section 5(1) of the Housing Act 1969, the amount of that grant can, at the discretion of the local authority, be increased, where the cost of carrying out the improvement has increased between the date of the approval and the date on which the improvement is carried out.

Mr. Armstrong

No, except in respect of additional works the need for which could not, in the opinion of the local authority, have been reasonably foreseen when the application was made.

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