MORE than 200 new affordable homes are set to be built in Rotherham after the council secured £7.8 million of investment.
The Housing Corporation cash will pay for new houses in Meadowbank, Greasbrough, Broom, Swinton, Dinnington and Wath over the next three years.
They are areas identified as being in particular need of new affordable homes.
The new houses, which will be available to rent and buy under a shared ownership scheme, will be built by housing associations in a range of property types and sizes.
Some will be "eco-homes" built to high energy-efficient standards which will be cheaper for residents to run.
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