Government adopts funding model first proposed by Housing Today and G15

By Carl Brown2026-01-28T13:02:00

MHCLG confirms go-ahead for policy first set out in State of the Capital report ahead of further detail on affordable housebuilding acceleration package later today

The government has announced its £2.5bn low cost loan fund for social housing providers will have a nominal interest rate of just 0.1%

This would effectively confirm that the government is adopting an ‘amortised grant’ or ‘recycled subsidy’ model first recommended by Housing Today and the G15 last year.

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