Angela Rayner has insisted the government's housing targets will be met following doubts from experts and the Opposition. "We need to build the homes and we're doing everything we can to turn the tide of decline and build the houses people so desperately need," she said.
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00:00We've announced today a further £300 million funding on top of that that the
00:04Chancellor announced at the budget of £500 million. That's a real increase on
00:08top of £50 million for the local funds for local authorities to build more
00:14affordable and social housing. We think thousands more will come through the
00:18pipeline because of that. We've put some reforms to right-to-buy so they can keep
00:22receipts to get more council housing that we so desperately need in this
00:27country. We think the measures we're taking will unlock thousands more
00:30council and social homes as part of that programme. We want to help councils who
00:34want to build those homes. We see a hundred and sixty thousand children in
00:39temporary accommodation and the cost of that on local authorities is significant
00:43as well as the impact on children's life chances. So we need to build the homes
00:48and we're doing everything we can to turn the tide of decline and build the
00:52houses that people desperately need.