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<p>This Government is committed to preventing and tackling homelessness. England has
one of the strongest safety nets in the world that remains in place – protected in
law – to ensure that homeless families always have a roof over their heads, and we
have increased spending on schemes to prevent homelessness, making over £500 million
available to help the most vulnerable in society.</p><p> </p><p>Repossessions are
31 per cent lower than this time last year and are predicted to fall even further.
County court mortgage possession claims continue to fall to their lowest point in
a decade. This is thanks to our work to tackle the deficit and keep interest rates
low, helping more families to stay in their hard earned homes.</p><p> </p><p>We are
making home ownership an affordable and accessible prospect through Help to Buy and
our work to get Britain building. In the last year alone planning permissions have
been granted on 230,000 new homes and we have delivered 200,000 affordable homes since
2010.</p><p> </p><p>And we are introducing measures to ensure tenants can be confident
they will get a fair deal. Our How to Rent guide helps tenants know their rights and
responsibilities, and letting agents are now required to belong to a redress scheme
so landlords and tenants have somewhere to go if they get a raw deal.</p>
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