It is time to understand that government borrowing for social housing is wholly different from borrowing for tax cuts, energy bill relief or banking sector bailouts. If rigid fiscal rules preclude this sort of investment, the rules should change

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Two successive years of major rent hikes and rising arrears in social housing point to a brewing storm for some of our poorest communities which is not really on the national radar. What should be done?

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“No compelling examples” of delivery from more than £10bn in levelling up funds, some of them dating back to before this parliament, according to the public accounts committee. Just 10% has been spent on the ground:

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Nice to meet and speak to some residents of the new (still very nascent) rise in council house building in London for Dezeen

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F. - a single woman with health issues - is street homeless after Newham council refused to consider landlord harassment an attempt at illegal eviction . Now, Newham council is refusing to provide her with emergency accommodation. This is unlawful. Newham London 💙 - act now!