Email your MP today and ask them to make the case for investment in social homes.

A huge opportunity to end the housing emergency is almost upon us. At the Spending Review on 11 June, the government must decide on how much to invest in building social rent homes for the next five to 10 years. They promised real change at the election. Building a new generation of social homes will transform our society. The government must decide, will they invest to end the housing emergency, or will they watch it get worse? 

Decades of underinvestment means that our country now has a severe shortage of genuinely affordable social rent homes. This is fuelling homelessness.  

More than 165,000 children are currently homeless and living with their families in temporary accommodation. This is costing us huge amounts of money, with the annual temporary accommodation bill coming in at £2.3 billion in the 2023/2024 financial year. Shelter’s analysis shows that this could rise to £3.9 billion by 2029. That’s £10.7 million being spent every single day, which could be used to build social homes. 

The government must provide transformational investment to build a new generation of social homes at the Spending Review. This investment will mean everyone has access to a safe and secure home they can afford. It’s the only way to end child homelessness. 

By emailing your MP today, you are increasing pressure on the government to do the right thing in this crucial time before the Spending Review. 

• Need to know a bit more before taking action? Read this. 

  On 11 June, there’s a big day in politics that will shape the future of generations to come: the government’s spending review. These reviews are only every two years and, at this one, the Chancellor will announce the funding for social homes over the next five to ten years. With the current funding coming to an end in 2026, this is a really important opportunity for us to get the lasting change we need to end child homelessness.

  Your MP can play a key role in this by writing to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves directly and asking her to invest in social homes. The more pressure she feels from them, the more likely she is to listen and take action.

  You have the power to help create a happier and healthier society where no child is homeless. Email your MP today to ask them to make the case for transformational investment in social homes.