Recent research for the National Housing Federation and Crisis that was carried out by Heriot-Watt University reveals that 145,000 affordable homes should be built annually for the next five years, of which 90,000 a year should be for social rent.
This is the lowest-cost housing that councils and housing associations provide, with rents tied to local income. In recent times, fewer than 7,000 new homes a year have been created in this category in England.
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