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UK moves ahead with first £10 billion wave of low-rent housing plan
The first phase will fund 70,630 homes, with 60% for social rent and grants split between councils, mayoral authorities and housing partners.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a nearly £10 billion package to build tens of thousands of affordable homes across England, marking the government's first major move to tackle Britain's housing crisis.
- This investment forms the initial phase of the £39 billion Affordable Homes Programme, which aims to deliver 70,630 homes with 60 per cent of funding prioritized for social rent housing.
- London will receive at least £6 billion for housebuilding, while six regional mayors will share around £2.5 billion; 33 Strategic Partners including Cambridge City Council, Eastleigh Borough Council, and Newcastle City Council will help deliver the homes.
- The government is overhauling the Right to Buy scheme by extending the minimum tenancy period to 10 years and granting regional mayors new powers to overrule local councils on large-scale developments.
- Over 1.3 million households remain on waiting lists for social housing; Shelter chief executive Sarah Elliott welcomed the announcement but warned that "underlying obstacles" still prevent councils from meeting ambitious targets.
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The Architects’ Journal Billions for affordable homes across England in ‘first wave’ of govt programme The government has named the areas which will receive a share of nearly £10 billion-worth of its affordable homes funding The post Billions for affordable homes across England in ‘first wave’ of govt programme appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler
Politics latest: Areas included in first wave of new housing fund revealed - and there's none for London
A share of nearly £10bn has been allocated to councils and housing associations in the first wave of government funding to boost the building of "affordable" homes.
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