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Burnham backtracks on spending housing fundonly on building social homes

About 40% of £10bn from Affordable Homes Programme will now go on types of housing such as sheltered and shared ownership

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Kiran Stacey Policy editor24 Aug 2026, 09:30 pmUpdated 9h ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom
Burnham backtracks on spending housing fund only on building social homes

United KingdomKiran Stacey Policy editor

About 40% of £10bn from Affordable Homes Programme will now go on types of housing such as sheltered and shared ownership

Andy Burnham has backtracked on his proposal to rip up the government’s housing plans and boost social home building.

Ministers laid out plans on Monday to spend an initial £10bn from the 10-year Affordable Homes Programme on a mix of subsidised housing types in England, in line with the Starmer government’s policy.

Andy Burnham has backtracked on his proposal to rip up the government’s housing plans and boost social home building.

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Source: The Guardian · Kiran Stacey Policy editor. Published 24 Aug 2026, 09:30 pm.

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