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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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Department overview
FormedMay 2006
JurisdictionEngland
Headquarters2 Marsham Street, London, England
Annual budget£28.1 billion (current) & £3.5 billion (capital) for 2011-12
Minister responsible
Department executive
Websitewww.gov.uk/dclg

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is the UK Government department for housing, communities and local government in England. It was established in May 2006 and is the successor to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, established in 2001. Its headquarters is located at 2 Marsham Street in London, occupation of which it shares with the Home Office. It was renamed to add Housing to its title and changed to a ministry in January 2018.

There are corresponding departments in the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive, responsible for communities and local government in their respective jurisdictions.

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