Last year, experts at the New Economics Foundation said 90,000 social homes would need to be built by as early as 2027/28 to meet the Government’s target and that by the final year of this parliament, ministers would “need to go beyond this and deliver 110,000 new social homes to ensure 1.5 million homes are built”, amounting to a total of 365,000 social rent homes over the next five years to hit the target.
Housebuilding boost welcomed but charities urge majority must be for social rent
