The Government will meet its target of building 1.5 million homes over five years, the Deputy Prime Minister has said, as she took questions about a watchdog forecast which appeared to lower this figure to 1.3 million.
Angela Rayner said the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast, that the UK’s housing stock would rise by 1.3 million by 2029-30, “will increase” once further reforms are agreed, including the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
