The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee will question Angela Rayner MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on the Spending Review on 8 July.

Commenting on the government’s cash injection into affordable housing Florence Eshalomi, chair of the HCLG committee said: “The Chancellor’s announcement of £39bn for affordable homes is welcome and will play an important role in efforts to deliver on the Government’s goal of building 1.5 million new homes in this Parliament.”

She insisted that decades of failure to build the social homes needed, meant that a record 126,000 families faced the scourge of homelessness, spending years in so called ‘temporary accommodation’ while their health, work and education suffered.

“We will be urging the Government to be clear on just how many social homes they expect this capital investment to deliver and whether they will set a target for Social Rent homes in the long-term housing strategy.

“MHCLG has a busy and important agenda; supporting councils who are in a precarious financial state, on building safety, on leasehold and renters reform, and on tackling rough sleeping. Getting these things right is critical for people right across England, and there are concerns that the level of spending outlined in Spending Review may leave these areas without the support they need.

“We look forward to questioning the Secretary of State on how the Spending Review will deliver on her Department’s priorities next month.”