Part of Housing, Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at on 9 June 2025.
Angela Rayner
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Deputy Prime Minister, The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have a housing crisis in this country, and it is felt particularly acutely by those who need social and council housing. That is why we have been absolutely clear that we want to deliver the biggest increase to social and affordable housing in a generation. We have already outlined a number of measures, including allowing councils to retain 100% of right-to-buy receipts and making long-term funding settlements for rents. We have set out the investment that we have put into the sector, but we will say more at the spending review.