A council housebuilding boom is central to Burnham’s vision. Can it be done?

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The UK is currently facing a significant social housing shortage, with a substantial number of families waiting for a place to live. Labour has set targets to increase the supply of social housing, but these targets are already being missed, highlighting the scale of the challenge. The backlog of 1.5 million families waiting for social housing underscores the need for a substantial increase in council housebuilding to address the crisis.

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A council housebuilding boom is central to Burnham’s vision. Can it be done?

With 1.5m families waiting for social housing and Labour’s building targets already falling short, the challenge is huge From the front garden of the red-brick terrace where she has lived for nearly three decades, Coral McKeown, 50, points to the gleaming new council house she was supposed to move into five years ago. It sits behind heavy metal fences surrounded by building work and an empty construction vehicle. She…