Who paid for the home improvements?

2nd July
Welcome improvements to the Streets of Bloxwich East in Thames Road and Smithfield Road... where houses both privately owned and rented have had a serious makeover with cladding , central heating and improvements costing many thousands of pounds each have been installed.
The private houses have not paid a penny towards these improvements which may make those in adjacent streets feel a bit peeved and in other areas of Walsall cry foul! No linkage to the private houses if they decide to sell to recover the costs of improvements.... this money handled via British Gas has come as a central Government grant to provide much needed improvements but for a lucky few who own their houses a free gift... is this fair?
who decided that these lucky folk got the money?
Questions to be asked!!!
posted Cllr Ian Robertson ( Blakenall Ward )