Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Spending Review ‘Must Push Social Housing Investment’


A sector doubling down on social housing delivery shows government how to “put its money where its mouth is” on similar investment through the upcoming spending review, the NHF says. Monica Burns, NHF Head of Member Relations, said the Federation’s latest supply stats show that in just three months, housing associations built around 11,500 new homes, 2,200 more than the same period last year. Of these, 85% were affordable homes, including 1,300 for social rent. “This shows that the sector is continuing to build now, but there is a risk that economic and political uncertainty could start to take its toll,” said Burns.  Read more on 24housing.

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