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Extra £350m top-up for Affordable Homes Programme and temporary housing

Ministers have pledged an additional £350 million to build affordable and social rent homes, as stated by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.
Up to 2,800 extra homes will be constructed with the new funding, including 250 additional council houses, according to government officials.
A report from Shelter indicated that England needs 90,000 social rent homes each year for the next decade to address housing shortages.
David Thomas, chief executive of Barratt Redrow, warned that a skills shortage makes reaching the homebuilding target unlikely.

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ABC Australia

Labor's social housing fund makes more than twice its target in first year

Labor's $10 billion social housing fund has made twice its benchmark rate of return in its first year in operation, bolstering future rounds of grants for social and affordable homes.

9 days ago·Australia

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Guido Fawkes

Housing Minister Can't Say If Work Has Started on Housing Target

Angela Rayner is rolling out another £350 million to fund 2,800 extra affordable homes as part of Labour’s plan to build 1.5 million homes this parliament. Housing Minister Alex Norris made the morning media rounds to sell the announcement—but the policy already looks to be built on shaky foundations.[…] Read the rest

Government pledges another £350 million for affordable homes

The Government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes over the course of the Parliament.

11 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Social housing boost as Angela Rayner unveils £350million fund to fight crisis

Half of the extra 2,800 homes will be for social rent in an effort to "turn the tide against the unacceptable housing crisis", the government said.

11 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Angela Rayner insists 1.5m housing target can be met as extra £350m pledged for affordable homes

The deputy prime minister says the government "can't afford not to" meet its manifesto commitment with 160,000 children currently in temporary accommodation.

11 days ago·United Kingdom

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specificationonline.co.uk

LSFA share insights to help meet challenging housing targets

As we enter a new era of building safety, the Light Steel Frame Association (LSFA) share insights to help developers gain a better understanding of the speed and safety benefits light steel frame construction can bring to affordable and social housing providers. Following the reset of housebuilding goals, Councils and Local Authorities in England have new mandatory targets to pave the way to deliver 1.5 million more homes over the next five year…

10 days ago

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