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Ministers have announced where more than 70,000 social and affordable homes will be built in England over the next 10 years as part of an initial allocation of almost £10bn in a bid to address the housing crisis. Earlier this year, before he became the UK prime minister, Andy Burnham had called for the entire £39bn affordable housing budget for England to be spent on homes for social rent - which means the cost of the unit is about half that of market rents, and there are strict criteria for who can apply for it. But of the new homes announced on Monday, 60% would be for social rent. Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook told BBC Breakfast he did not accept Burnham had failed to meet his previous commitment, saying the government had taken a "pragmatic approach" and wants to "get money out the door". Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to read more. #BBCNews

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