The third round of the Local Authority Housing Fund, which offers councils funding to provide accommodation to individuals arriving through the Ukrainian and Afghan resettlement schemes, has been expanded by a further £450m.

DLUHC has said it is aiming for 50% of all properties provided through this round of funding to be new homes, in order to a provide a total of 2,400 new housing units.

Local authorities that commit to using the funding to deliver new homes will receive an additional 10% uplift in the grant provided.