A HOUSING project in Little Hulton will benefit from a £8.9 million Government cash injection to kickstart building.

The Little Hulton Residential Development, in Longshaw Drive, is one of the 18 projects in the North that will receive funding to support building up to 2,241 new homes on council-owned land.

Salford Council will receive £90,000 of the Land Release Fund money for the project to combat barriers which would otherwise make land unusable for development.

Housing and Planning Minister Dominic Raab said: "We are investing £8.9 million across the Northern Powerhouse to build roads and provide utilities, so councils can release the land to get up to 2,241 new homes built.

“It's part of our strategy to build the homes Britain needs, and carry local communities with us.

“We're determined to make buying or renting more affordable for young families and those on low or middle incomes."