Opponents condemn ‘hot air and waffle’ in planned speech amid reports that people will be able to use housing benefit to buy homes
Boris Johnson will try to reset his beleaguered premiership on Thursday with a speech on housing and the cost of living that was condemned by opponents as “hot air and waffle” and rehashed policies, rather than a genuine attempt to tackle the crises.
to increase supply. The speech was also set to cite the “ambition” to reform mortgage finance to make first-time house purchases easier. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development thinktank, meanwhile, predicted that next year the UK would see zero economic growth, the worst anticipated rate among the G7 group of major industrialised nations.
“We will continue to use our fiscal firepower to help the country through tough times – and concentrating our help where we should, on those who need it most.”Housing “Housing associations are not arms of the state,” said Lloyd. “This is not government property; it is not theirs to give away. We need more affordable and social housing not less, and in that context it seems to be particularly unwise to be getting rid of some of the stock we already have.”
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