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Chancellor is set to unveil plans for all department funding on Wednesday

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The government will commit £39bn over the next 10 years to fund affordable housing in what it has billed as the biggest investment in a generation.

As part of her spending review, chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out plans to almost double annual investment in affordable homes to £4bn by 2029-30, compared to £2.3bn between 2021 and 2026.