73,000 homes for “strategic partners” but just 3.8% are council homes
The government has announced the first tranche of funding for its Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026-36, for “Strategic Partners”. There has been much hyperbole and misinformation accompanying the announcement of the first funding for the government’s Social & Affordable Homes Programme. The official Labour Party Twitter account said that “Labour is funding more than…
Private funding is no solution to the housing crisis
Andy Haldane is an (informal) economic advisor to the government. His view on how to resolve the housing crisis is, therefore, of greater importance than if it was just the opinion of a private individual. He has written an article published in the Financial Times, “How to fix the housing crisis”. His ‘model’ is essentially…
Here’s why we need to talk about council housing at this Labour Party conference
Last year, the Conference Arrangements Committee ruled out all resolutions calling for urgent action to resolve the housing crisis. The CAC claimed that the resolutions submitted did not “relate to a new issue not substantially covered in the National Policy Forum report.” When it was pointed out to the CAC that there was no substantial…
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