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Government confirms initial funding for national housing programme

The first £9.6bn of the government’s wider £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme has been allocated.

By The TEA Editorial Desk · 30 August 2026

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Official government figures released on Tuesday detail how the initial tranche of funding for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme will be distributed.

This investment is intended to kickstart a broad effort to deliver more options across the country.

This article is based on reporting published by Building. The original is linked with this story.