News Update
Government announces £2.3bn for housing as part of new four-year package
The government has unveiled an extra £2.3bn in funding for housing in its autumn spending review earlier today on top of the £12.2bn Affordable Homes Programme already announced earlier this year.
At least 130,000 households in England made homeless in pandemic
While ban on evictions protected some people, domestic abuse and loss of temporary accommodation were common triggers for homelessness
One million Britons fear losing homes when eviction ban ends
As the ban on evictions is lifted almost one million households fear being made homeless, new research has suggested.
Government pledges to increase number of affordable homes
The government has announced new measures to help more people get onto the property ladder, as part of a £12.2bn investment in increasing affordable housing.
England ‘needs millions of homes to solve housing crisis’
Three million new social homes must be built in England over 20 years to solve the “housing crisis”, a report says.
UK social housing market worth an estimated £11.4bn in 2017
Housing Associations account for around 60% of social housing stock in 2017-18 and also form the largest not-for-profit group in the UK