The Government announce 10.2 billion pounds to boost house building in the next three years

“We are increasing investment in new social housing, and I can today announce more than £10 billion funding for the regional housing pot over the next three years, to invest in new social housing” Yvette Cooper, Address to Parliament 16th October 2007.

£3.9 billion announced for London housing over the next 3 years – Yvette Cooper, “Who Can Solve London’s Housing Crisis?” Evening Standard debate 16th October 2007. (View Yvette Cooper video piece from the Evening Standard debate*).

£800 million for Devon – the biggest increase in funding in the country, Express & Echo 18th October 2007.

North-west to receive £801m for new homes, Liverpool Echo 17th October 2007.

Yorkshire and Humber to benefit from £559 million funding for new housing, Telegraph & Argus, 16th October 2007

110,000 more social homes to be built in England over the next 3 years, Epolitix.com 16th October 2007

Futher Reading
Yvette Cooper, Address to Parliament
Evening Standard debate
Read Express & Echo article
Read the Liverpool Echo article
Read the Telegraph & Argus article
Read the Epolitix.com report

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