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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jack Simpson

Labour cannot build 1.5m homes without cash for affordable housing, providers say

House under construction
Labour has pledged to build 1.5m new homes over the current parliament. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Labour will miss its target of delivering 1.5m new homes this parliament without an emergency cash injection into the affordable housing sector, providers have warned.

Housing associations and councils have written to deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, saying her promise to deliver “the biggest boost to affordable housing in a generation” will be impossible unless there are urgent interventions to fix the financial pressures providers face.

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