The Local Government Association has said that introducing five-year funding schemes for local authorities would lead to 200,000 more social homes being built over 30 years.

The Local Government Association’s (LGA) white paper produced by Pragmatix Advisory has found that consistent funding levels and appropriate devolution of decision-making would help increase social housebuilding by 21%.

In addition, introducing longer-term housing deals would reduce administrative costs for local authorities and free up civil servant resources.