Significant investment will be put into improving council homes in Ipswich ensuring they are safe, decent and energy efficient.
£17m will be spent in 2026/27 from the Housing Revenue Account, which is funded through tenants’ rents, on planned maintenance of existing council homes. The council manages and maintains 7,934 homes in Ipswich.
Investment in homes also supports our local economy; 160 jobs and 11 apprenticeships have been created recently through our supply chain to help improve our homes. We currently work with 50 companies, including some based in Ipswich.
Councillor Alasdair Ross, Portfolio Holder for Housing at Ipswich Borough Council, said: “This investment will not only provide tenants with improved safe, decent and energy efficient homes, it will create more jobs in Ipswich for trades such as painters, decorators, scaffolders and roofers, which helps to boost the economy we live in.
“This investment, provides all companies as well as local suppliers the opportunity to bid for work which makes a difference to our community.”