Definitely an important step! Next: the Budget and spending review must give a major boost to the future social rent programme. #ukhousing
đ NEW ARTICLE | Funding the social housing revolution â what the sector needs Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, writes on the support the social housing sector in the upcoming Autumn Budget and Spending Review redbrickblog.co.uk/2024/10/fund...
Kate Henderson, Chief Executive of the National Housing Federation, writes on the support the social housing sector needs to deliver Labour's promise of "the biggest boost to social housing in a gener...
7.7 million households in England are at risk of fuel stress this winter, including most families with children. The Government needs to do more to support vulnerable households who are no longer eligible for Winter Fuel Payments and those who never have been â¤ľď¸ https://buff.ly/3zFU5Lm
8 years ago respected and right-leaning economics advisory consultants showed, for Social Housing under Threat campaign, that there is "unanswerable" case as @stevehilditch.bsky.social says
Todays stories that govt will rejig the financial rules to enable much more capital spending could be the best news for housing for years. Lots of challenges in delivery but public housing investment is the key to tackling the housing crisis and homelessness - and will achieve real growth.
The Times reports that "the chancellor has asked officials to draw up plans to change how government debt is measured...The changes could provide Reeves with ÂŁ50 billion extra to spend on long-term infrastructure projects" - via Politico
Not going to be easy to have the highest rates of housebuilding in 40 years, when you're starting out from the lowest rates of planning applications:
There are many different ways to achieve it, but everyone in housing knows that all the sound policies announced so far will fail to tackle the housing emergency without a significant & sustained increase in public housing investment. It will meet need, reduce wasteful spending, and boost growth.
Yes we should worry about how a Starmer Labour Party can win in future, but, speaking as a loyal battling activist traditional progressive liberal civic pragmatist, I think these categories are a load of pish.
5 charts from More in Common research that shd worry Labour activists - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Chancellor says ÂŁ22bn gap in current spending budget and state pension rise meant she had to make decision on means-testing fuel payments
đ˘ Even very high levels of 'growth' unlikely to address poverty. ⯠Our research shows that a strong economy alone will not move the dial on poverty during this parliament. ⯠The government must include poverty reduction as part of its approach to long term and lasting growth. 1/4
