The areas in line for £10bn council housebuilding fund after Burnham announcement

The areas in line for a multi-billion pound boost in housing funding have been revealed as the government promises the “biggest council housebuilding revival in decades”.

Around £10bn has been pledged to deliver 70,000 homes across England , the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced.

This will spread between 33 ‘strategic partners’, including councils, housing associations and other providers . Six local mayors outside of London will receive around £2.5bn.

The funding is being delivered as part of the government’s £39 Social and Affordable Homes Programme (SAHP). The ten-year sum was first agreed by Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves in 2025, alongside housing secretary Angela Rayner during her first term in the role.

Ms Rayner said: “Families can’t be left raising children without a place to call home, and none of us should spend years waiting for somewhere safe and affordable to live.

“That’s why the Prime Minister and I are doing everything we can to get councils building once again – it’s fundamental to turning the housing crisis around, helping families out of temporary accommodation and into a secure home.”

Around 134,000 households housing over 176,130 children are currently living in temporary accommodation, as of the latest statistics.

At the same time, over 1.3 million households are on their local authority’s waiting list for social housing.

Through the SAHP, 60 per cent of homes built are expected to be for social rent. This is the most affordable form of rented housing, typically costing 50 to 60 per cent of local market rates for long-term tenancies.

Andy Burnham ’s previous mayoralty, Greater Manchester , will receive the largest share of funding at £529m to support around 4,400 new homes.

The other mayoral authorities which have had funding announced through this first wave are West Midlands, North East, West Yorkshire, Liverpool, and South Yorkshire.

Announcing the pledge, the prime minister said: “No child should be raised in a hostel room and no family should wait ten years for a front door of their own. I have said from my first day in this job that everything starts with a good home.

“Councils built this country out of a housing crisis once before. Backed properly, and trusted to get on with it, they will do it again.”

Council housebuilding across the UK has faltered in recent years, with just 2,000 completions annually in the five years leading up to 2025.