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<p>We are committed to increasing the supply of social housing to further support
struggling families and those at risk of homelessness. We have invested over £9 billion
into our Affordable Homes Programme to deliver approximately 250,000 affordable homes
by 2022, including at least 12,500 for social rent in areas of acute affordability
pressure.</p><p>We have increased the size of the Affordable Homes Programme, re-introduced
social rent, removed the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap for local authorities,
and have set out a long-term rent deal for councils and housing associations in England
from 2020. Housing associations and local authorities now need to accelerate delivery
and build more affordable homes.</p><p>Since 2010, we have delivered over 430,000
new affordable homes, including over 308,000 affordable homes for rent.</p><p>On 18
September we announced an additional £2 billion of long-term funding certainty for
housing associations. This extra funding will deliver more affordable homes and stimulate
the sector’s wider building ambitions, through strategic partnerships.</p><p>We do
not publish yearly targets but, deliver flexibly throughout the years of the programme
to achieve our overall target and hold Homes England and the Greater London Authority
(GLA) to account for delivery.</p><p>We will continue to provide opportunities for
more people to afford home ownership and seek to build on the progress that has been
made on building new social homes.</p>
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