Great to catch-up with Matthew Pennycook MP Housing Minister in Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov on all things housing and planning. A timely and constructive discussion with the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill at committee stage in the UK House of Commons and the Spending Review now only a month away.

With the right interventions at the #SpendingReview, housing associations can act as partners to the government as it seeks to solve the housing crisis. Kate Henderson writes for Inside Housing on what our members need to deliver on the government's ambitions: insidehousing.co.uk/comment/with-t…

The OBR’s latest UK housebuilding forecast cannot be reached without funding and support for affordable housing at the Spending Review, according to a new National Housing Federation research by Savills theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

My letter in today’s Guardian. The upcoming spending review is a critical moment for the government to provide financial support for existing and new social housing. You can read the full letter here: theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Welcome intervention from Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee Chair Florence Eshalomi MP MP, who has written to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of next week’s Spending Review making it clear that an ambitious package of support for new social housing is vital for meeting the government’s 1.5m homes target

The UK faces a dual crisis: not enough homes, and a climate emergency. Can we fix both? 🏠 On Committee Corridor Episode 4, Tobias Perkins, National Housing Federation, Joe Powell MP from Housing, Communities & Local Government Committee and Lord Moylan from House of Lords Built Environment Committee weigh in 🎧 Listen now 👇

Today, the Chancellor announced the biggest boost to social housing investment in a generation. Thank you to Angela Rayner and Matthew Pennycook MP for demonstrating a commitment to social housing, and to Rachel Reeves for investing at the #SpendingReview. ft.com/content/141f72…

Today, we remember all of those who lost their lives, and everyone affected, by the Grenfell Tower tragedy 8 years ago. 💚

This is my absolute favourite The Rest Is Politics Leading interview! Jacinda Ardern speaks so powerfully and beautifully about the idea that “what people want is a house, a job, someone to love and something to hope for” Wonderful interview ALASTAIR CAMPBELL and Rory Stewart

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 We’re delivering the biggest boost to social and affordable homes in a generation through a new £39b programme. At least 60% will be for social rent. This investment and reform will provide secure homes for hundreds of thousands of families across the country.

The scale of the ambition from Angela Rayner and Matthew Pennycook MP is clear, and it’s enormously welcome to see that 60% of the new Social and Affordable Homes Programme will be for social rent, offering real hope to those at the sharp end of the housing crisis.

“The housing crisis is a real threat to our rural communities. High house prices and a chronic shortage of affordable homes force many to leave the areas they grew up in.” Kate Henderson discusses the pressures facing rural communities in England as part of #RuralHousingWeek 2025🏘️

Great to hear Angela Rayner set out the government’s ambition for a decade of social housing renewal The package of measures announced at the #SpendingReview, including the new Social & Affordable Homes Programme, offers real hope to those at the sharp end of the housing crisis

🏡 To mark the final day of #RuralHousingWeek, we were honoured to host National Housing Federation Kate Henderson Homes England Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov Sevenoaks District Council at our affordable #ruralhousing scheme in Chiddingstone, Kent. A beautiful development, due to open later this year!

Good to hear Matthew Pennycook MP set out the government’s commitment to fixing our broken housing system by: 🏡overhauling the faltering planning system 🏡 delivering the biggest boost in investment in social and affordable housing, and 🏡transformational change in safety and quality

A pleasure to attend an event with the Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and her ministers tonight, talking about social housing renewal and government’s second year priorities. A huge amount has been achieved in 12 months & year two it is going to be all about delivery🏡🏡🏡

🏡🏗️New: Equal access to building safety funding for social housing Building Safety Minister Alex Norris MP & I have written for Inside Housing about the funding & new partnership between the govt & sector to accelerate the remediation of social housing 📰insidehousing.co.uk/comment/buildi…

Congratulations @jamescleverly on your appointment as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government. National Housing Federation and our members look forward to meeting & discussing how we can deliver the home our country needs.