Homes

Fact checks related to house prices, the number of new homes built, landlords and private renting

7 September 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

£9 billion in housing benefit to private landlords

“Devastating figures released over this summer show that £9.3 billion of public money is paid through housing benefit directly into the pockets of private landlords.” Jeremy Corbyn, 7 September 2016 … Read

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25 September 2015

Economy, Business & Finance

How large is the housing gap?

Housing was first up in Jeremy Corbyn's debut Prime Minister's Questions, where he claimed there was a housing gap of around 100,000. Read

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