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Proposal ◈ RECONSTITUTED · d’Hive reconstruction

Lead with 90,000 new social-rent homes a year and rebuild council capacity

Make social rent central, delivering about 90,000 homes annually for ten years and enabling councils to build at scale.

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Reconstruction: centre policy on around 90,000 social-rent homes yearly for ten years. Rebuild council skills, land, finance and direct delivery, alongside housing associations and acquisitions.

Caveat: 90,000 is Shelter’s advocated requirement, not a guaranteed forecast.

Source: Shelter — Roadmap to the future of council homes · Open reference

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Reconstruction: centre policy on around 90,000 social-rent homes yearly for ten years. Rebuild council skills, land, finance and direct delivery, alongside housing associations and acquisitions.

Caveat: 90,000 is Shelter’s advocated requirement, not a guaranteed forecast.

Arguments

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Argument

Directly targets rent affordability

Social rents reach households market supply may not.

Supports: Lead with 90,000 new social-rent homes a year and rebuild council capacity

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Can reduce homelessness costs

Permanent stock reduces temporary accommodation reliance.

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Argument

Requires sustained public investment

Grant, land and borrowing compete with other priorities.

Opposes: Lead with 90,000 new social-rent homes a year and rebuild council capacity

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Capacity cannot be rebuilt instantly

Councils and builders need time to scale.

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Expected social-rent homes

About 90,000 per year for ten years (advocated requirement)

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PredictionAbout 90,000 per year for ten years (advocated requirement)
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Government cost

Shared issue-level comparison metric: Government cost.

MetricGovernment cost
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Housing waiting lists

Shared issue-level comparison metric: Housing waiting lists.

MetricHousing waiting lists
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Planning speed

Shared issue-level comparison metric: Planning speed.

MetricPlanning speed
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Homelessness

Shared issue-level comparison metric: Homelessness.

MetricHomelessness
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House-price affordability

Shared issue-level comparison metric: House-price affordability.

MetricHouse-price affordability
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Rent affordability

Shared issue-level comparison metric: Rent affordability.

MetricRent affordability
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Social-rent homes

Shared issue-level comparison metric: Social-rent homes.

MetricSocial-rent homes
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Total homes completed

Shared issue-level comparison metric: Total homes completed.

MetricTotal homes completed
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