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    Affordable housing loan scheme gets £3bn uplift to build 20,000 new homes

    by Sophie Wingate Feb 12, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    A Government-backed loan fund known as the affordable homes scheme is getting a £3 billion boost, which is expected to deliver 20,000 new homes.

    The fund, opening for applications on Monday, aims to give providers, including local authorities, access to lower-cost fixed-rate debt to increase the supply of affordable housing, including homes for social rent, affordable rent

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