70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan
Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.
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"No child should be raised in a hostel room and no family should wait 10 years for a front door of their own."
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Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London.
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