council housing

Delivering 100,000 new high-quality social homes each year would bring significant benefits to the national economy, says the Local Government Association.

Housebuilding efforts by councils risk being undermined without reform to the Right to Buy scheme, says the Local Government Association. 

Building government-funded social rent homes would have cut billions from the housing benefit bill, provided higher disposable income for tenants and generated significant economic returns, new analysis reveals.

Shelter calls for half a million new Fair Rent Homes, as 44 per cent of low earners cut back on basics like food and clothing to cover rent.