Category: Housing, Communities and Local Government
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New powers to tackle Middlesbrough’s empty homes
27 September 2026 New reforms from the Labour Government will give councils stronger powers to bring long-term empty homes back into use, in a major boost to Middlesbrough’s drive to tackle thousands of vacant properties. Ministers are slashing the time councils must wait before using an Empty Dwelling Management Order…
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Labour rolls out 2.5% deposits to help first-time buyers
First-time buyers will be able to get onto the housing ladder with a deposit of just 2.5% under a new Labour Government scheme announced this weekend. The new ‘Your First Home‘ scheme will offer eligible first-time buyers purchasing a new-build home a government-backed equity loan worth 20% of the property,…
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£3m boost to Thirteen to cut Teesside energy bills
18 September 2026 Hundreds more families across Teesside are set to benefit from warmer homes and lower energy bills after the Labour Government injected more than £3 million of extra investment into the region. The new funding will pay for energy-saving improvements to hundreds of social homes, including loft and…
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Two new youth hubs coming to Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland
15 September 2026 Thousands of young people across both Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland will benefit from new support after both areas were chosen for a Young Futures Hub by the Labour Government. The hubs will bring together youth workers, mental health support, skills and training, employment opportunities and crime…
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£4.8m boost for Redcar & Cleveland
15 September 2026 Redcar & Cleveland Council will receive an extra £4.8 million from the Labour Government after Luke Myer MP, council leader Alec Brown and Redcar MP Anna Turley pushed Ministers for more support for the borough. The new funding was confirmed today (15 September) as part of a £91m package…
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£1k council tax refund secured for Nunthorpe couple
11 September 2026 A Nunthorpe couple are set to receive more than £1,100 back after Luke Myer MP helped successfully challenge the council tax banding of their home. The constituents contacted Luke after discovering their property was being charged at Band F, while identical homes on the same development were…
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Luke presses PM for police & fire funding
Luke Myer MP at 10 Downing Street this week 2 September 2026 Luke Myer MP has taken the case for fair funding for Cleveland Police and Cleveland Fire Brigade directly to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary following a deeply difficult week for Teesside. The intervention follows the tragic deaths…
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Housing payments restored for Loftus pensioner
6 August 2026 A Loftus pensioner has had his housing payments restored and more than £560 in missed payments returned after Luke Myer MP stepped in. The constituent had gone weeks without receiving his usual housing support, leaving his family helping to cover the rent while struggling to get the problem resolved.…
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£100 support payments land for East Cleveland families
17 July 2026 Hundreds of households across East Cleveland are receiving extra cost of living support today as the Labour Government’s new Crisis and Resilience Fund begins making automatic payments to eligible residents. In Redcar & Cleveland, households receiving Council Tax Support will receive £100 if they have children or £50 if they do not,…
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£1.7m children’s care shake-up after Luke’s campaign
9 July 2026 The Government today confirmed our region will take on one of five new Regional Care Cooperatives in England, alongside £1.7m in support funding. The new body will bring councils together to commission children’s care placements collectively, helping them stop competing against one another, tackle profiteering in the…
