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A social housing boost is needed post-pandemic to provide quality homes for key workers and to help the country economically recover.

#CouncilsCan lead the delivery of these homes but must be given the powers and funding to do so. A THREAD

https://www.local.gov.uk/delivery-council-housing-stimulus-package-post-pandemic

A social housing boost is needed post-pandemic to provide quality homes for key workers and to help the country economically recover. #CouncilsCan lead the delivery of these homes but must be given the powers and funding to do so. A THREAD https://www.local.gov.uk/delivery-council-housing-stimulus-package-post-pandemic

Why a social housing boost?

Social homes are vitally important to the country. They are affordable, high-quality homes which generate enormous benefits to the economy.

Every new social home generates a saving of £780 a year in housing benefit.

#CouncilsCan

Why a social housing boost?Social homes are vitally important to the country. They are affordable, high-quality homes which generate enormous benefits to the economy.Every new social home generates a saving of £780 a year in housing benefit. #CouncilsCan

Investment and the introduction of new powers to help councils build a new generation of high-quality social homes could bring significant benefits to the national economy as the country looks to recovery, post-pandemic.

#CouncilsCan

So what do councils need to lead build this new generation of social housing?

Govt should bring forward and increase the £12bn extension of the Affordable Homes Programme with a focus on homes for social rent.

#CouncilsCan

So what do councils need to lead build this new generation of social housing?Govt should bring forward and increase the £12bn extension of the Affordable Homes Programme with a focus on homes for social rent. #CouncilsCan

Councils need to be able to retain 100% of receipts from the sale of Right to Buy (RTB) homes

Deadline to spend money from RTB sales should be extended to at least 5 years

Councils need the power to be able to set the size of discounts on RTB homes locally

#CouncilsCan

Councils need to be able to retain 100% of receipts from the sale of Right to Buy (RTB) homesDeadline to spend money from RTB sales should be extended to at least 5 yearsCouncils need the power to be able to set the size of discounts on RTB homes locally #CouncilsCan

Increase capacity of the building industry by introducing a skills and jobs strategy to meet the needs of accelerating a social housing building programme.

#CouncilsCan

Now is the time for a genuine renaissance in council house-building that reduces #homelessness, supports people’s wellbeing and is #climate-friendly.

#CouncilsCan https://www.local.gov.uk/100000-social-homes-year-needed-part-covid-19-recovery-councils-warn

100,000 social homes a year needed as part of COVID-19 recovery - councils warn

A post-pandemic building boom of 100,000 affordable homes a year is needed to provide housing fit for social care, health and other key workers who have fought coronavirus on the frontline and the...

https://www.local.gov.uk/100000-social-homes-year-needed-part-covid-19-recovery-councils-warn

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