Sector bodies are calling for a significant boost in social housing funding to fill the gap between increased delivery as a result of planning reforms and Keir Starmer’s 1.5m homes target.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) yesterday forecast reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) will push delivery to 1.3m homes by March 2030. It said net additions will be 137,000 homes higher than they would have been without the NPPF reforms, with annual delivery reaching a 40-year high of 305,000 units by 2029/30.