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Labour plans require housing associations to accept homeless families

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC · How we work

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Labour Party will require housing associations to accept homeless families unless they provide reasonable grounds.
Local councils have 60 days to bid on social homes after owners announce a sale.
Angela Rayner said the government will urge councils to build council-owned homes in the £16bn funding round.
Shelter estimates 90,000 new social-rent homes are needed each year for the next decade.
Almost 180,000 children live in temporary accommodation in England.

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Labour Party will require housing associations to accept homeless families unless they provide reasonable grounds.
Local councils have 60 days to bid on social homes after owners announce a sale.
Angela Rayner said the government will urge councils to build council-owned homes in the £16bn funding round.
Shelter estimates 90,000 new social-rent homes are needed each year for the next decade.
Almost 180,000 children live in temporary accommodation in England.