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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 22 April 2025

Debate

Local Authorities: Temporary Accommodation Costs

Contribution

I thank my noble friend; this is an important issue. We currently spend around £30 billion annually on housing support. The April 2024 one-year local housing allowance increase cost an additional £1.2 billion in 2024-25 and will cost £7 billion over five years. We appreciate the importance of increasing the availability of affordable housing, which is why we will publish a long-term housing strategy this spring—I use “spring” in the Civil Service sense, which is any time from now until July—that will set out a plan to reform the housing market so it works better for communities and builds 1.5 million high-quality homes, the biggest increase in affordable housing for a generation.

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