Liz – Teignbridge received a single payment of £5,850 from DCLG around 11th July 2016. I enquired with DCLG and received the following response:
‘The purpose of the grant payment for £5,850 is to provide support to the council towards expenditure lawfully incurred by it in relation to its duty to keep a register under the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015. It’s a one-off grant payment and is non-ringfenced.
We assessed that the Regulations that bring into force the provisions of the Act create a new burden. Funding was identified through the New Burdens Assessment process to support authorities who will incur additional burdens as a result of setting up and maintaining a register. This takes account of the capital and resource costs involved in establishing a register and the resource costs involved in maintaining the register.’