The government should overhaul housing funding by consolidating grant into just two pots and reclassifying spend on homes as infrastructure, according to regional groups representing a total of 75 social landlords.

Six housing partnerships – groups of social landlords – in the devolved regions across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, along with Homes for the South West, have come together for the first time to produce a joint submission to government.

The partnerships (see box below), which collectively own or manage more than 1.7 million homes, are calling for “long-term investment” in the June spending review to “accelerate housing delivery, enable sustained economic growth, and create lasting prosperity.”