National Housing Federation

The built environment sector has urged the new government to fund local authorities properly and to be bolder in addressing the climate crisis.

There are 8.4 million people in England living in homes that are unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable, according to a National Housing Federation report.

Nearly half of children living in privately rented homes in England are in poverty despite the fact that seven out of 10 of their families are in work.

The extra cash announced in the Budget to address the housing shortage has in part been welcomed by industry professionals, but they are not the wholesale changes required.