Government lays out housing plans but Burnham backtracks on social renting pledge – UK politics live

<p>£10bn for housing with 60% social renting is at odds with PM’s previous call for programme to be spent entirely on social homes</p><p><strong>Ministers are looking at “a range of support” for vulnerable households struggling with rising bills, the energy secretary has said ahead of tomorrow’s Ofgem announcement on the energy cap level.</strong></p><p>PA Media reports forecasts have indicated that households could see their bills rise by another 4% to the equivalent of £1,729 a year, as the widened conflict in the Middle East sparked by Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to push up wholesale energy prices.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/aug/25/housing-plans-andy-burnham-social-renting-pledge-ukraine-reform-tories-rupert-lowe-uk-politics-latest">Continue reading...</a>