Labour’s Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said the next Labour Government will deliver the biggest boost to affordable housing for a generation – with social and council housing at the heart of Labour’s secure homes plan. “The next Labour Government will deliver the biggest boost to affordable, social and council housing for a generation, and get those social homes built, brick by brick. We’ll give local authorities and housing associations certainty and stability over time, so they have the confidence and security to invest in affordable, social and council housing stock:We will actively champion social and affordable housing to meet housing need, support the market to grow. [2]The Affordable Housing Grant offers £7.3bn from 2021-2026 to build different types of affordable homes. Last year, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Michael Gove handed £1.9bn of housing funds back to the Treasury which could have gone to affordable housing.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2023 17:13 UTC