Sector Urged To ‘Own’ A Future Ranking Social Housing Alongside The NHS

Housing 2018 has heard a call to rank social housing alongside the NHS – with poll citing strong public support – as the sector is urged to ‘own’ its future. CIH wants Right to Buy suspended to stem the loss of social rented homes and investment shifted from private housing to affordable homes – citing its own analysis showing 79% of the government’s £53bn housing budget up to 2020/21 being pushed towards the private market and just 21% going to affordable. In stimulating wider national debate over the future role and purpose of social housing, the project took on new significance when it was revealed that the public inquiry into the Grenfell disaster would not consider wider issues regarding social housing. Download a copy of the report from the CIH website.

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