Angela Rayner is is expected to set up a ‘council housing revolution’ as she is handed almost £1biillion in next week’s budget.
The deputy prime minister is planning to double council house building after winning a boost to fund tens of thousands of extra homes.
Ms Rayner argues that council housing is vital to hitting Labour‘s target of building 1.5million homes and the money is seen as a down-payment on far bigger sums in next spring’s spending review.
She believes the homes will help to avert a projected £9billion rise in the benefit bill and cut the cost of temporary homeless accommodation that is bankrupting councils.
The budget will also see the announcement of Rayner’s restriction of right-to-buy rules, meaning existing council tenants will also have to pay tens of thousands of pounds more to own their homes.
Angela Rayner (pictured) is planning to double council house building after winning a boost to fund tens of thousands of extra homes
Ms Rayner argues…
