Plans for 180k new social homes

Angela Rayner is set to announce plans to build 180,000 new social homes in the next decade as the Government seeks to “turn the tide on the housing crisis”.

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Angela Rayner is set to announce plans to build 180,000 new social homes in the next decade as the Government seeks to “turn the tide on the housing crisis”.

The figure would be six times the number of social homes built in the 10 years up to 2024.

It forms part of a drive to build 300,000 new social and affordable properties by 2035, backed by a £39 billion investment announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in last month's spending review.

Calling on the social housing sector to “work together to turn the tide on the housing crisis together”, the Deputy Prime Minister said the investment was “the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation”.