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A view of houses in Thamesmead, south east London
TOWN halls cannot build social housing fast enough to replace homes sold under the right to buy (RtB) scheme, the national body for local authorities has warned.
The Local Government Association (LGA) said that 123,000 households are living in temporary accommodation, with more than 1.33 million households on social housing waiting lists, warning of a “chronic shortage.”
Deputy PM and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner is seeking to tighten the rules around RtB to prevent the loss of social housing and is seeking views in a government consultation on the issue.
Our housing crisis isn’t an accident – it’s class war, trapping millions in poverty while landlords and billionaires profit. To solve it, we need comprehensive transformation, not mere tokenistic reform, writes BECK ROBERTSON
