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| David Cameron: Government to directly build 13,000 new homes | David Cameron: Government to directly build 13,000 new homes |
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| The government is to "directly commission" the building of more than 10,000 new affordable homes on public land, David Cameron is set to announce. | The government is to "directly commission" the building of more than 10,000 new affordable homes on public land, David Cameron is set to announce. |
| The "radical" announcement will see the government take responsibility for developments, help small firms and speed up house building, the PM said. | The "radical" announcement will see the government take responsibility for developments, help small firms and speed up house building, the PM said. |
| The government was "rolling its sleeves up" and "getting homes built", he said. | The government was "rolling its sleeves up" and "getting homes built", he said. |
| But shadow housing minister John Healey said the PM was "laying on the rhetoric to hide his failure on new homes". | But shadow housing minister John Healey said the PM was "laying on the rhetoric to hide his failure on new homes". |
| 'Radical' shift | 'Radical' shift |
| Direct government commissioning allows the government to assume responsibility for developing land instead of large building firms. | Direct government commissioning allows the government to assume responsibility for developing land instead of large building firms. |
| Downing Street said the move was a "radical new policy shift", with up to 13,000 homes set to be built on five publicly-owned sites in 2016 - with up to 40% being affordable "starter" homes. | Downing Street said the move was a "radical new policy shift", with up to 13,000 homes set to be built on five publicly-owned sites in 2016 - with up to 40% being affordable "starter" homes. |
| The government wants to build 200,000 starter homes - to be offered to first-time buyers under 40 at a minimum 20% discount price - by 2020. | The government wants to build 200,000 starter homes - to be offered to first-time buyers under 40 at a minimum 20% discount price - by 2020. |
| It said a pilot for the scheme will start on five sites: | |
| Where can I afford to live? | Where can I afford to live? |
| Why 'starter homes' are controversial | Why 'starter homes' are controversial |
| Mr Cameron said the announcement signals "a huge shift in government policy". | Mr Cameron said the announcement signals "a huge shift in government policy". |
| "Nothing like this has been done on this scale in three decades - government rolling its sleeves up and directly getting homes built," he added. | "Nothing like this has been done on this scale in three decades - government rolling its sleeves up and directly getting homes built," he added. |
| The government will also announce a £1.2bn fund to build 30,000 affordable starter homes on underused brownfield land in the next five years. | The government will also announce a £1.2bn fund to build 30,000 affordable starter homes on underused brownfield land in the next five years. |
| The move will fast-track the creation of at least 30,000 new starter homes by 2020, Downing Street said. | The move will fast-track the creation of at least 30,000 new starter homes by 2020, Downing Street said. |
| New homes 'failure' | New homes 'failure' |
| Communities Secretary Greg Clark said the government was "pulling out all the stops to keep the country building". | Communities Secretary Greg Clark said the government was "pulling out all the stops to keep the country building". |
| "Today's radical new approach will mean the government will directly commission small and up-and-coming companies to build thousands of new homes on sites right across the country," he added. | "Today's radical new approach will mean the government will directly commission small and up-and-coming companies to build thousands of new homes on sites right across the country," he added. |
| "This, and the £1.2bn new Starter Homes Fund, will help thousands of people to realise their dream of owning their own home." | "This, and the £1.2bn new Starter Homes Fund, will help thousands of people to realise their dream of owning their own home." |
| However, Labour's shadow housing minister, Mr Healey, said home ownership was at its "lowest level in a generation". | However, Labour's shadow housing minister, Mr Healey, said home ownership was at its "lowest level in a generation". |
| "In the Autumn Statement a few weeks ago, George Osborne tried to spin his halving of public housing investment as an increase. Now David Cameron is laying on the rhetoric to hide his failure on new homes," he said. | "In the Autumn Statement a few weeks ago, George Osborne tried to spin his halving of public housing investment as an increase. Now David Cameron is laying on the rhetoric to hide his failure on new homes," he said. |
| "Today's statement promises no new starter homes beyond those already announced." | "Today's statement promises no new starter homes beyond those already announced." |
| He added: "David Cameron needs to do much more to fix his five years of failure on housing." | He added: "David Cameron needs to do much more to fix his five years of failure on housing." |