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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Government Announces 70,000 New Affordable Homes Across England
Caption: Government Announces 70,000 New Affordable Homes Across England. More than 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built across England over the next decade as part of an initial government investment of almost £10 billion. Funding will go to regions including Greater Manchester, the West Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East and Liverpool, while £6 billion has been allocated to London. The announcement forms part of the government's wider £39 billion programme to deliver 300,000 social and affordable homes. Around 60% of the newly announced properties will be for social rent, typically costing about half the equivalent market rent. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said every family deserved a good home. Housing charities welcomed the investment but warned it would not meet the full scale of demand while the Conservatives described the programme as an "unfunded spending commitment”. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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