Budget to provide over £1bn for social and affordable housing in England
Chancellor John Healey's first Budget will provide more than £1bn for social and affordable housing in England, with mayors due more powers and councils offered preferential interest rates.
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- Channel 5, BBC News, BBC One, Channel 4, GB News and Sky News: not found in tracked broadcasts.
The Full Story
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The Chancellor, John Healey, is putting the finishing touches to his first Budget, with more than £1bn set to be provided for social and affordable housing in England.
The housing funding will sit alongside a shift in power and money. Mayors and regional leaders across England are expected to get greater powers and funding. Councils will also be given preferential interest rates from the government to invest in house building. The government hopes the plans will give regional leaders more authority over investment decisions.
The announcement comes in a big Budget week for the prime minister. He is preparing to set out options for Britain's long-term relationship with Europe ahead of a UK-EU summit in Brussels next month. The prime minister is also reaching 100 days in office, and Andy Burnham is due to appear on Good Morning Britain tomorrow.
The latest poll gave Labour 32%, an eight-point lead over its nearest rival. Polls should be treated with caution, but Labour has been performing consistently well.
Key Claims
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| Mayors and regional leaders across England were expected to get greater powers and funding, with councils given preferential interest rates from the government to invest in house building. | |
| More than £1 billion was to be provided in the Budget for social and affordable housing in England. | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
The bulletin placed the housing funding inside a wider Budget week report. It led on the political build-up, including the prime minister's Europe options, Labour's poll lead and Andy Burnham's forthcoming TV appearance, before giving the housing plan in a short item. Its housing angle stressed extra powers for mayors and preferential interest rates for councils to invest in house building.
- “More than a billion pounds will be provided in the budget for social and affordable housing in England.”
- “Mayors and regional leaders across England are also expected to get greater powers and funding”
- “with councils given preferential interest rates from the governments to invest in house building.”
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