Context
The availability of social rented and affordable housing is the top issue for constituents contacting Karin Smyth. Although Bristol's Labour council is building more social homes, neighbouring authorities are not due to the Government's decision to scrap targets.
Question
What steps he is taking to increase the provision of social rented housing. The availability of social rented and affordable housing is the No. 1 issue that my constituents contact me about. Although Bristol's Labour council is building more social homes for the future, the Government's decision to scrap targets means that neighbouring authorities are not rising to the challenge.
Answer from Rachel Maclean
I would like to gently correct the assertion that the hon. Lady made about watering down housing targets. The Government are committed to building 300,000 houses across the country. We are building them in the right places, with community support. We understand the importance of social rented housing, and that is why we made a commitment in our levelling-up White Paper to ensure that more are built with the £11.5 billion of Government funding that her Labour-run council is no doubt benefiting from.
Not addressed: The impact on local housing supply due to scrapping targets was not directly addressed
How: Correcting The Assertion
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