Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Provide funding to build 90,000 new social homes
Closed
226 signatures
What the petition asks
A recent report from Shelter and the National Housing Federation argued that building 90,000 homes would inject £50 billion into the economy.
It could also help to reduce homelessness, avoidable deaths, poor health, fuel poverty, worklessness, poor educational attainment etc.
I would like the government to provide more funding to enable local authorities and housing associations to deliver more homes.
Land owners could receive tax breaks to contribute land to social housing delivery.
The planning system could be changed to make applications for social/affordable housing to be less onerous, expensive and time consuming, reducing the uncertainty of an application.
I would like the government to provide more funding to enable local authorities and housing associations to deliver more homes.
Land owners could receive tax breaks to contribute land to social housing delivery.
The planning system could be changed to make applications for social/affordable housing to be less onerous, expensive and time consuming, reducing the uncertainty of an application.
Timeline
| 21 Mar 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
226
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
21 Mar 2024
Closed
29 May 2024
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.