70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan
The UK government has announced a £39bn plan to build 70,000 social and affordable homes across England over the next decade. While housing charities welcome the initiative, they argue it remains insufficient to address the current housing crisis and record levels of homelessness.
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This policy addresses a critical social infrastructure gap that directly impacts the living conditions and safety of thousands of families currently in temporary accommodation.
Image source, Getty Images By Tarah Welsh , Housing correspondent and Jade Thompson , BBC News Published 2 minutes ago Ministers have announced where 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built in England over the next 10 years, in a bid to address the housing crisis.
Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North East England, and Liverpool, as well as £6bn for London.
It is the first part of a wider plan to build 300,000 social and affordable homes across the nation, under the government's £39bn social housebuilding programme.
Housing charities welcomed the news but said it was still not enough to meet demand, while the Conservatives said it was an "unfunded spending commitment".
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