Statement in response to Government announcement on its long term plan — Delivering a Decade of Renewal for Social and Affordable Housing.
Cllr Kieron Williams, Leader of Southwark Council, said: "This is great news for the thousands of families across our country living in overcrowded, temporary and substandard homes.
“Our coalition of 112 councils – responsible for nearly 1.3 million council homes – has argued strongly for these changes and we’re delighted the Government has listened.
“This really is a sea change. After years of governments slashing funding for affordable homes and selling off council homes for a song, we can finally start to turn our national housing crisis around.
“We look forward to working with the Government to deliver the new and upgraded council homes that our communities need.”