Building safety minister Alex Norris speaks with Sky’s Wilfred Frost about the government’s latest announcement to allocate an anticipated £350m for housebuilding – the vast majority for affordable homes.
The minister said they are "really excited" about the funding for the Affordable Homes Programme that has been "very strongly subscribed to", with local authorities and housing providers "desperate" to be part of it.
"So we’re putting more money into it now that will build more houses, mostly social rent, so that people can access it and get good homes," he said.
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