Tens of thousands sign Vote for Homes letter calling on political leaders to rebuild UK's 'broken housing system'
Posted 02.06.24
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In England alone, 1.3 million households are stuck on waiting lists for housing and 145,800 children are growing up in temporary accommodation.
During the last decade, 19,000 social rent homes have been lost every year. To end this housing emergency, 90,000 social homes need to be built every year for the next ten years.
These alarming statistics are provided by the housing and homelessness charity Shelter. The research, carried out by Shelter and the National Housing Federation, found that the building of 90,000 social homes a year would pay for itself within three years, add over £50 billion to the economy over 30 years, and support 140.000 direct jobs in the first year.
In the run-up to the general election, the charity has launched a Vote for Home campaign. Over 35,000 people have already put their signature to a letter calling on political leaders to fix the country's housing crisis by building new social homes.
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