Reeves faces fresh pressure to spend billions more on affordable housing
by Kiran Stacey Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6XPCD)
Exclusive: Report suggests government has overestimated its housebuilding figures and will miss target for England
Rachel Reeves is under renewed pressure to spend billions more on affordable housing, after an industry report suggested the government had significantly overestimated how many new homes would be built over the next few years.
The chancellor is being urged by figures inside and outside government to spend heavily on affordable housing at this month's spending review, as a report by one of the country's biggest housing companies cast doubt on official forecasts.
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