Ministers have pledged another £350 million to help build affordable and social rent homes, as Angela Rayner has said that the Government "can't afford not to" hit its 1.5 million housebuilding target.Officials have said that up to 2,800 extra homes will be built with an extra £300 million for the affordable homes programme committed on Wednesday, half of which will be social rent.

Ministers have pledged another £350 million to help build affordable and social rent homes, as Angela Rayner has said that the Government "can't afford not to" hit its 1.5 million housebuilding target.Officials have said that up to 2,800 extra homes will be built with an extra £300 million for the affordable homes programme committed on Wednesday, half of which will be social rent.