Councils have been urged to apply for a share of £178m to build new affordable homes.
Housing minister, Brandon Lewis, confirmed six new councils have been granted new powers enabling them to borrow £60m. Sixteen councils have previously been allowed to borrow £62m to deliver over 1,000 new affordable homes.
However, Mr Lewis warned there was only one week left for councils to bid for the second round of extra borrowing.
Mr Lewis said: ‘It’s one of the many things we’ve done that have got Britain building – with housebuilding levels now at their highest since 2007 and climbing.
‘But with £178m additional borrowing still up for grabs I want more councils to do their bit, to follow in the footsteps of these 22, and bid for the very powers they asked for.’