Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePrime minister Andy Burnham said he had 'pushed to the very limits of what is possible to do' in making the change, and 'I know I can look people in the eye and say to them there is nothing more I could have asked for without risking the prison system reaching capacity and collapsing within months' (Getty)Prime minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a £10bn package to construct 70,000 new homes across England as part of his government's priority to tackle the housing crisis. The money comes from a £39bn fund agreed under Sir Keir Starmer, though only 60 per cent will go to social rent, backtracking on Burnham's pledge to dedicate the full fund to social housing. Local councils and housing associations will receive direct funding to accelerate building, with London set to receive around £2bn and Greater Manchester allocated £529m. Housing charity Shelter warned that the target falls short of the 90,000 new social homes required annually to resolve the homelessness crisis. Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly criticised the scheme as an unfunded sleight of hand, noting that final home deliveries are backloaded until 2039. In fullBurnham hails council house comeback with £10bn for 70,000 new homesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How Burnham is aiming to tackle the housing crisis with £10bn plan
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePrime minister Andy Burnham said he had 'pushed to the very limits of what is possible to do' in making the change, and 'I know I can look people in the eye and say to them there is nothing more I could have asked for without risking the prison system reaching capacity and collapsing within months' (Getty)Prime minister Andy Burnham has unveiled a £10bn package to construct 70,000 new homes across England as part of his government's priority to tackle the housing crisis. The money comes from a £39bn fund agreed under Sir Keir Starmer, though only 60 per cent will go to social rent, backtracking on Burnham's pledge to dedicate the full fund to social housing. Local councils and housing associations will receive direct funding to accelerate building, with London set to receive around £2bn and Greater Manchester allocated £529m. Housing charity Shelter warned that the target falls short of the 90,000 new social homes required annually to resolve the homelessness crisis. Shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly criticised the scheme as an unfunded sleight of hand, noting that final home deliveries are backloaded until 2039. In fullBurnham hails council house comeback with £10bn for 70,000 new homesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
